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The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-06-09
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The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-06-09
The True way to Rise in the World.

In is only by plodding active habits of
industry that we can hope to win our way
through life. The race may be ardueus, but
it is one which will repay the competitor
Barrow justly says: "a noble heart will dis
dain to submit like drone upon honey
gathered by others labors, like yerInin, to
fitch its food out of the public granary or
like shark to prey upon the lesser fry; but
viii rather outdo his private obligations to
other mems care and toll by considerable
service and benifcence to the public; for
there is no calling of any sort, from the scep-
tre to the spade, the management whereof
with any good success, any credit, any salts
faction, doth not demand much work of the
head, or OF the hands, OF of both Milton
who during an active life in the most trou.
blesome times, was unceasing in the cultiva
ton of his understanding, thus describes hi:
own habits "Those morning haunts sarC
where they should be, at home, not sleeping
or concocting the surfeits of an irregular feast
but up and stirring in Winter, often er,
the sound of any bell awake men to labor
or devotion in Summer, as oft with the bird
| that first aroused or not much tardier, to read
good authors, or cause them to be read ill
the attention be weary or memory have Its
full fraught; then with useful and generous
labors preserving the body's health and hard
! mess, to render Gghtsome, clear, and not
lumpish obedience TO the mind, to the cause
of religion and our country's libertyp Any
man who does not profit by such noble ex
ample is an enemy to the public veal.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-06-09

y "A JuDGE out West has decided that ''kiss-
ing a. body while /" coming through the
rye" is legal. This has an important and
interesting bearing on the rye culture, and
on the happiness Of mankind IN general.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-06-09

fever / marry Kate Yale used to say,
half in earnest the happy manor the un-
happy one, if you please, ha J ha l-shall be
a possessed of these three qualifications
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07
Death bv Drowning.

Henry Hull, of WalIingfOrd..formsrIy of this place, was drowned on Sunday morning week in the Quinipiac river. He was attempting to swim his horse across the river, when it became unman. ageable, and threw him into the water. Some friends were standing by, and MT, Botsford plunged in and eudeavored to save him, but without succeeding. The rest ran for assistance, but he was past recovery when taken out. His body was found about twelve feet down tie stream from where he was last seen, hay. ing been carried down by the current. He was 26 years old, and leaves a wife and child.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

SEc. q. Whenever such corporation shall l have completed the whole or any four con- secu,ive miles of their plank road, they may apply 10 the County Commissioners of the County in which the same is located or any two of them, to inspect said road or said part thereof SO completed i; and if said COmmis- sioners, or q majority of Fhcm, are satisfied on inspection, that the road or part 90 inspec- ted is made according to the intent and meaning tf this Act they shall grant ceriif icate to that effect, which shall be filed in the office of the County Clerk for such County.
 SEC. 8. Upon Hing such certificate as aiore. said, the said corporation may erect one or moro toll gates upon their road, but no two withia three miles of each other, and may de. mand and receive toll, not exceeding three cents per mile for any vehicle drawn by two animals; one-half of cent per mile for every additional animal for every vehicle drawn by one animal, one cent and an half per mile :; for every horse and rider or led horse, three. quar. ters of u cent per mile, and for mules, cattle, sheep and swine, one mill per mile each ;- PfOOided, that no toli gate shall be erected so as To obstruct or hinder free travel on any public highway.
 SEC g. This act may at any time be altered, amended -or repealed, al the pleasure of the General Assembly.
 Approved June 2s, 1854,
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07
Foreign News,

The steamship Pacific arrived in New York on Sunday. The Liverpool cotton market is unsettled. Wheat and flour show a decline. Indian corn is little higher.
 The capture of Boma'sund is confirm ed. but few particulars are given. Two thousand Russians surrendered and were taken on board the allied fleet. There was bombardment of nine hours by l. sail of the line, and the place was de, fended by the small garrison with 100 cannon. The loss of life does not appear to have been great, but the ships suffer- ed greatly.
 There is little ornothing from the Dan- ube. It is reported that the Austrian troops have been ordered into the Prln~ cipalities.
 The expedition to the Crimea has not yet sailed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07
Ihe IjtcAfieIo Enquirer.
Litchfeld, Thursday, Sept. 2, 1854.
Liqaor Case at Wolcottville.

The question whether the liquor con tained in eleven casks which was seized from the possession of Isaas O. Paln.r on the 9th of August last, came on for decision in Wolcottvlle on Saturday last before Justice Calhoun. 1t will be recol- lecied that upon the trial of Mir. Palmer for keeping the liquor with intent to sell in violation of the act. Mir. P. was found guilty before Justice Calhoun, and fined $20 and costs. from which judgment he arpea led.
 This case being the first one in our County involving the forfeiture of the Equor, attracted of course many listeners. and created considerable interest both among the friends of the law and it's opponents.
 The first question in the case, and one of very great importance, was whether Mir. Palmer could testify. The defendant by his counsel, (Messrs. Graves and Bee man,) contendsd and argued that the defendant was a competent witness, and commented with ability upon the statute and argued many reasons for the ad. mission of tie defendant as a witness. This was strenuousl resisted on the part of the prosecutor (by MT. Barbour,) and it was contended that this was a criminal proceeding and therefore the defendant could not testify. The Court. after having heard the point discussed at great length decided to admit the witness. Upon the trial no case of sale was proved against Mir. Palmer, and he testified that he had not sold drop in violation of the law, nor had he intended to do so, but that the liquor which had been seized was retained by him subject to the order of a firm in Bridgeport, under an arrange ment that was made with them at the time of the purchase in June or July last. The case was submitted by the counsel on both sides with marked ability. The Court decided that the liquor wss not a subject of forfeiture, and therefore order- ed it to be returned to the defendant according to the statute.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07
Copper Mining in Bristol.

The old copper mine in Bristol (this State) known as the Great Bristol Mine. is we understand at present worked with good degree of success. New machinery has been procured by the Company which adds much to its profits.
 A new Mining Company was organ> izod some time since to work a new mine. A shaft was sunk about midway up the mountain at the head of valley 10 the depth of sixty feet. Small veins of quartz were intersected and large vein of copper ore. Prof. Dana says of it:
 "This large vein has an entire breadth of seven or eight feet, but through a considerable portion of this breadth, it has nearly the structure of the inclos. ing rock. It is, however, more pene> trated by quartz. in seams or nests, and contains spots of pyIites (mundic), with some traces of copper ore. Tke true metalliferous portion of the vein is three or four feet in width, and consists mainly ofquarz. which is therefore the proper guage of the metal. This quartz is full of cavities, and in these cavities it is often crystallized. The walls of the great vein are well defined, being boun> ded by a layer of loose clayey charac. ter. which is easily wolked out with a 1 pick. The ore itself is of excellent quality. It is the yellow ore, or copper 1 pylhes, the same that affords the copper of Cornwall. It's yield in pure pieces selected from the woik is 80 to S3 per cent. the remainder sulphur and iron.
 The character of the vein in it's direc~ ton. it's structure. it's cellular quartz and spars. it's distinct walls and broad clayey fiucan, indicate it to be peculiarly favorable for repository of metallic ores. It is jus, such place as a miner would explore with hopes of suc> cess. Moreover, it is situated in a country known 10 afford numerous indications of copper. The ors is also that which makes the most enduring copper mines of the world, being more likely to continue uninterrupted when a tue vein is once struck upon than the mines of gray ores."
 ] The main lode has not been yet Ireached as it probably lies on a leveI with the bed of the river. It will take some time to reach it, yet copper ore sufficient to amply repay for the labor, Twill be found at smaller depth, say competent geologists. .-H Haryord Rep.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

DEATH OF A SOLDIER or THE REvoLUs TIoN.-Ebenezer Landon. died at Sharon Springs on the 23d inst. He was for over 70 years a commnnicant of the Episcopal chureh-confirmed by Rev. Bp. Seabury. Mr. Landon was born at Li.cb6eld. G., in the year 1760. and was theI Iefore, at the time of his disease. in the e4th year of his age. When l7 years old he joined the army. and marched to the city of New York. N. Jersey. and from thence to West Point. He had seen and conversed with Gensr, al Washington. aud witnessed the exc. cution of Major Andre. And finally, at the conclusion of the war, he was one of seventeen from full company. who survived. He lief, the city of New York in l77S. and has not been there since. He resided some years in Ct. after the Revolution. moving from thence to Ver- mont, then to Ohio, and leaves l40 descendants.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

hah . column is taken of In the width and . square in the length. The price of paper and the scarcity of advertise ments are the reasons assigned. Morsa over, tho Tribune predicts e hard wins ter for all kinds of business, and is draWs ing in it's horns accordingly. We were informed yesterday, that this triflmg dis minution in the size of that paper would make a difference of $l00 . day, OF $l0, 900 Q year, in the expenses of its proprietors! And this difference is a matter to be considered. Failures are immense, and the only way we can get through the year is to take in sail. all around. Many Western merchants have passed through New York to Boston. as the Boston merchants are so anxious to get the trade, that they will give longer time than can be had in New York. A merchant of Texas, who had been ac. customed 10 buy goods in New York to the amount of $225, ,0OO, informed us that he had bought in Boston to the ex> extent of $20o, 900. as ho gained two months time longer than he could get in New York.
 Our city ministers are returning from their summer retreats. and the majority of them will occupy their own pulpits to- morrow. The fiigate Independence has been made ready for sea Ut tue Navy Yard. is receiving stores and recruits, and is to leave on the 18th inst. The Erie stock has gone down to sl. Where the decline will end no one knows. bat there must be a rise before long. The real value of the stock is known, and it must eventually rise to its proper level. I heard lately of claim possessed by . maiden lady in this city to the large pro> perty owned by the Trustees of Colutn- bia College, and on which the college buildings stand. The property is worth over million, but the claim is old, and probably outlawed by this time. The Government property is in a somewhat similar condition. You have seen in the New York papers accounts of the ats tempt by two foreigners to smuggle jew elry to the value of $l5.000 into this port. It has created quite an excitement here. About 500 emigrants arrived yes- terday in four ships from Genoa. Ireland and Scotland. N.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

Coon DocrR1Nr.-Mr. Farley, who is a candidate for reelection to Congress from district in Maine, being insero. gated by the free-soilers there. replied--
 "I shall adhere to the organization of the national Whig party. because I believe it sounder than any other on this question Of slavery. and other great issues and comprising. as it does. near ly one and half million of voters, I cannot abandon it.--I think the best of the country depends upon its continu- ance as political organization. These reasons are to my mind sufficient answer to all appeals to me to leave that organization and ally myself with any other."
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07
Accident in Kent.

An Irishmsn by the name of Peter Carr. was seriously injured on Tuesday of last week at North Kent. while enga ged in blasting rock. The rock had been charged with powder. and by tamp, ing the charge with an iron or steel rod, it exploded nearly tearing off one hand at the wrist and severely bruising and lacerating his face. Two other men were engaged with him at the work. but they miiaculously escaped with but few slight contusions.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07
The State Fair.

The first annual Fair of this State will be held at New Haven, the second week in October, and it will be an occasion of much interest to all who take pride in viewing Yankee productions. We trust 'he manufacturers, mechanics and farm CTS of this county will contribute their share to the exhibition.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

e The prize medals to the success ful exhibitors at the Crystal Palace were distributed at New York on Friday night, in the presence of about 5000 persons. Appropriate speeches were made by the President of the Associa, ton, Horace Greedy, Erastus Brooks and others.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

Eg- The " "Nauga.uck Valley Dem> ocrat' has been purch ased by |" "the American Musical and Dramatic Asso. citation and is 10 he hereafter published by them. Mr. Charles E. Moss will continue to be the editor.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

Ew There was quite trotting match in Bethlem. on Saturday. -26th. Litch- field, New Milford. Plymouth, Woodbury Waterbury, Seymour, Roxbury. Water- town. Washington and other towns were represented. Twelve hundred people were on the grounds.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

As an instance of the drought in MaA Fyland, ie is stated that a planter in Washington county offered quite 70. ward to any one of his hands. who would bring him single eas of corn from q 6eld of his of one hundred acres, and not an ear could bs found.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

~ The last meeting of the Li,chfeld County Temperance Society was held at Goshen. and was more largely attended than aay held within some time past. Rev. Mr. Seelye of Wolco,tville. Mr. Peck of Norfolk, and others addressed the meeting, and delegates rero,ted a very favorable change in the appearance of the villages throughout the county since the new law has taken effect. The meeting adjourned to meet in this village on the fourth Tuesday of October
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

We regret to learn the death of Mr. Van Blarcum. Master Machinist. on the Illinois Central Railroad. Mr. V. had many friends in lhis section..-It will be remembered that he was formerly coh> nected with the Housaiouic Road.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07
The Waterbury Book Store.

AhHO VV'HHOAWUAy A1UUAA ''HVEC'
 The attention of our readers is directed 10 the advertisement of WILLIAM PATTON, Bookseller and Stalioner, a! Wate, bury. His store is model of the kind, and ev. erything in his line is sold at the lowest city prices. Read his advel tisements.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

There was much excitement on Suns day afternoon in New York. in conses qaence of disturbances growing out of the street. preaching nuisance. Just as meeting was dispersing from the Battery, and a party of Americans were quietly marching up Broadway, . crowd of Irishmen fell upon them and stabbed young man severely in the back.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

FATAL AccDBST AT NEW BRIrAIx.- Augustus son of Thomas Stanley, aged l5. accidently shot himself through the head while loading pistol on Saturday last, and died in four hours.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07
The Republican.

The last number of our co,emporary announces a change in its ownership- Mir. SroDDARD retiring. He is succeed ed by Mir. FRANKLIN Hull. who has vastly improved the typographical az. pearance of the paper Our best wishes attend Mr. s. and we cordially wel,ome his successor.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07
TIE DRouGHr.-A corresponden,

HE ORUUGHT.-A CuTFeSPOHuent writes the Norwich Courier as follows /:
 "As there is a great deal of croaking about the famine that will grow out of the almost unparalleled drought. will say that have been an observer of tho seasons for thirty years. and I have nev. CT known it fail that when we have had an extensive drought in the summer. we have copious rains in the autumn, and abundance of late Fall pasture"
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

Among the patents granted, Aug. 22d. were one to Henry Richardson. Sheldon Morris. Jr., and Bs.C. Perry of Litchfeld. for improvement in folding umbrellas.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

Mir. Leeman Moul.hrop Uf Warren. and his son came near losing their lives few days ago. by prematurely going into well, after blast had been fred in if
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07
oved June 24, 1s54.
CHAPTER Lxx

An Act in addition 10 sn Act providing for
 the support of Paupers.
 Be tt enacisd by the Senate and HOtEse cf Rep-
 ressntGtives, in General Assembly cOnUsned:
 SEC. I. Whenever any female has hereto fore married or shall hereafter marry any ma n who has no legal selIiem' nt m any town in this State, iG, at the time of such narriag g said female tad legal settlement in any town in lhis State, the settlement Of such fe- male shall not be afr cied by such marriage, until her said husband shall have gained a sci tlemeur in his own right Ia ;hls state; and until the husband of ssch female shall have gained a settlement in hIs own right, the place of set'lemen: of said female, before her maria ge shall be deemed to be her legal settlement, aud the legal settlement If ell the minor cIll. dren, the issue of such marriage.
 SEC. 9. All Acts, and parts of Acts, incon- slstent herewith. arc hereby repealed and this Act shall not affect any suit now pending in any of the courfs of this State.
 Approved June 26, 1854.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-07

a. the time she is So moOred shall forfeit and pay for every such offence a fine of ten dollars and also an additional fine of enc dollar per hour for each and every hour above twelve bours that said vessel shall be so moored aP aioresAid-one half to the informcr and IlIs other half to the treasGrt of the town of New Haven.
 Annrovad Tunn OA 1QSl
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-10

Mn. FILLMORE AT New ORLEAxs.-Ex-Pre
dent Fillmore and Ex-Secretary of the Navy, J.
p Kennedy, met with a cordial greeting in New
Orleans. On returning from the battle ground,
Chad heard great deal Of the fame Of the GTes-
cent City, but he must say. in TRUTH that the half
had not been told. But short time since he left
the icy North, and though he expected change
as lie wended his way southwark, he did not ex.
pec1, on his arrival at New Orleans, to be intro
duced to such an elysium Of luxurious vegetation
as had already been presented 10 his gaze. On that
morning he had, for the first time, passed the glo-
riour sweep of the city's crescent, and when he
viewed its immense store houses, its palaces of
granite aid of marble, its broad levee, laden with
riches, and lis steamers and wind urged messen-
gers OF trade, he could think OF no name so appro.
PIRATE for it '1hs Rainbow of Commerce.
(CheerS.) He had also visited the bottle ground,
where the blood of an invading foe was shed, nd
where the chivalry Of New Orleans gained re-
nown IN arms which it has since most nobly nre-
served. Among other things, he had that day, for
the first time, been subjected to an irresistible
battery OF piercing Creole eyes, (cheeIs and laugh
ter) and It must not be considered surprising IT,
under the circumstances, lie felt a little abasl,ed
and altogether unworthy of the honors which had
SO generously been heaped upon him.
MeSsrs. Fillmore and Kennedy will visit Hayana.
They will be formerly invited to attend the Charles
ion Convention and The festivities connected there
with.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-10

The ent.re population oil Inc Ohleo oIateS a. :
the taking of the last census was %, l,sI6 vi
these 19,553,O6S were whites, 3,204,3l3 were
slaves and 434, 1875 were free negroes. There were
of the above number of whites 10,026,377 males,
and 9,526, 69I females, G,546, o2l males were born
in the States where they reside and 6,557,629
females. There were 2,2Ie, 1871 males born in 9th
Ell States in the Union than that in which they
sided and 1.956,s94 females simil, rly buru out CT
the Stale of their residence. OF persons born out
of the United States there we've l,239, 434 males
and 1O0l, OIL females, while The place of birth Of
1881 males and Ii ,06I females unknown.-
Making aggregate of lT,274,975 native born
white Inhabitants aud showing an excess Of about
100000 males over females born III the United
States, that there care and of right ought TO be-
some kachelors. There were of persons above
the age OF twenty years of age, 3S9,664 males and
573,234 females, making an aggregate OF 962,s9S.
OF these only 1875, were foreign born, the rest
being home products. New York had 9l,293 of
the ncn-, eaderS, while the District of Columbia
had l,457. Massachusetts had 1889. There
were 1T3 colleges in Union, of which 10 were in
the New England, so in the Middle States, d in
the Southern States 90 in the South Western
States AMI 48 in the North Western States. OF
Academies and GrammeTS schools, there $50 in
the New England States, l,uS4 III Tie Middle
States 934 tue Souther States, 1913 in the South
Western States and 347 in the North Western
States. OF primary schools there were 1890 in
the New England States, 1876 in the Middle
States, Sail in the Southern S:ates 1895 in the
South Western States and 1867 in the North
Western States. There 1928 students al
tending Colleges, I64,l59 scholars attending
Academies and Grammar schools and | 1916, 244 at
tending primary schools, and of this number 1885,
264 were-heirg educated nj the public expense
From the foregoing ii will appear that large pro-
portion of the youth of the country are attending
public schools OF some kind, and on examination of
the comparative state OF education at the different
periods at which the census has been taken it will!
appear that education is the increase. The
Southern States far behind the Eastern States
in primary school education. This is attributable
IN part to the sparcc settlement OF the country by
the whites, as not 10 furnish pupils for schools
ut convenient distances, and partially from other
causes, bat rs the county fills up under the i'm
proving influence OF internal improvements &c,
we doubt not that primary school education will
receive that attention which it 50 eminenty merits
at the hands of every State which desires TO see its
government rest upon an intelligent and moral
foundation.