Litchfield enquirer., 1854-11-30

own paIIoF, when there was no individu>
ii within leas than ten feet Of u, aud no
power employed upon L except the will
or wish Of . psSsnn present. Yet have
no more idea that it was moved BY any
moving ghost than that steal IL attached
70 the lOadsione BY spiritual influence.
The subject 10 worth investigating and l
am confident that IL Il were cOmpelently
Investigated instead of being made q
theme for indiscriminatcS ridicule, much
Of the 9elusion under which many Of the
e mediums" and their proselyles labor
would be dissiPsled.
The case Of Capt. Smith convicted Of
having been engaged in the slave trade,
a capital offencc under our laws. If COM
mitted by an American citizen, is attracts
ing good deal Of attention here. The
prisoner counsel have moved for new
trial on two grounds, 6 q, that the yes
sci was partly owned by the Portuguese
consul al this port. and second, Captain
Smith is not a citizen Of the U. 8. 1t is
pretty well understood that the Po,ta.
guess consul owned the vessel comman
ded by Smith. II this point is 20 abl sh-
I'd the latter individual cannot be pun
ished a. the law now stands The pros
liability is that a new trial will be grants
ed and that he VI III get clear. It 10 mo-
,ol ious that consid, r.bla number of
''long. low, black schoone,s" and rakish
brigan,iaes are sent out from this port
and from Baltimore every year to parts
cipa,e in the slave traffic. They are ex>
tensiyely owned BY foreigners, chiefly
| Portuguese and Brazilians. The law
which renders slave trading piracy ia
America should make no distinction in
favor Of aliens.
Bennett. Of the Herald, win probably
have to pay the $4,000 awarded by a
jury 10 Mr.. Fry. formerly manager Of
The Italian Opera here. for editorial libels
upon his character published 10 that pa
per. The Superior Court has denied lie
motion for new t,iai. The case may
possibly be sent up to the Court Of APP.
pea's. but / apprehend nothing would be
gained except tine. by such precedent.
One Of the Twelve Apostles of the
7" latter day saints" named John Taylor,
is on his way from Utah TO this city.
where he intends to es ablish paper to
be called "'Ehe Mormon" Five Of the
elect accompany him as advisers and
helpers.
! Another Of those fashionable rohbe,ies
politely designated as ''defalcalions. - has
| just occurred m this city. M. Candee,
first teller Of the American Exchange
Bank. has, it appears. been using the
funds Of the institution for some years
past in real state speculations. He lived
like nabob, kept fss. horses and all that
sort Of thing. The direstors and the
Their officers Of the Bank seem 10 have
been taking Rip V"nwinkle nap while
this wholesale robbery was going on.
The defect is said TO be $lSS. 900. Il 10
reported that aimee the detection OF the
frauds Mr.. Candee has secured the Bank
| against all loss. This 10 doubtful. The
capital Of tie concern is 81 100000.
| Stimuli aneously with Ills bank rascal
lily, we have the announcement Of post
Office robbery here. A night clerk and
porter named James F.tzgubhon, has
been caught in the very &C. Of stealing
money from the dist ibu'iog counter. and
is now 10 Jail. The two packages last
stolen we've found upon bis person. the
one containing $SO4, the other $Sll.-
He is believed TO have been rr, ing his
nefarious game for more than SIX months
and to have puloined in that time full
$4,000. Fizgubbon is q mar led man
about 20 Yeas Of age, acd was appoints
ed abou, eighteen months ago. His cal.
airy was $500 year.
/ Il 10 thought tha. the famous clipper
ship Flying Cloud. owned by Grinnsll.
Minturn u Co.. Of this city. has been lost.
She lied from Hong Kong, China. on
the LIST Of August. and should have
reached Angler on the Gath Of the same
month, but had nut arrived September
4,h. A terrific typhoon occurred just
after the Fl, ing Cloud sailed from Hong
Kong. and it is supposed that she found
cred at sea.
! No investigation touching the conduct
Of the officers and crew Of The New Era
has yet been set on foot. -.
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