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Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

A NucK SERIOUS CuNsE- aUENcE --At Clifton Springs, short time since. parry was assembled = among them Miss M. of Buffalo, and Frank N ofSyrscuse. In the course Q. the evening gany began to flag and some one proposed U marriage. Up springs ,he gay young Miss NJ. and expressed willingness to he the bride. She was followed by Frank Ni., who joylully consented ,n be grnom. A young gentleman present, who sometimes deals in iewelry and is well known in Syr acnse circles. performed the cereaony and the merry cnuple made the usual responses. Afipr lhe ceremony was ove, the groom gave lis brlde iO understand iha, he con s,dered i, hint:ing. She demurred aud slar,ed far her home al Buffaln, ,he baiiied bridegroom following her and pressin. h,s claim ai the house oi her father. He was seat ahnui his business with some striking specimens of parental indigna,mn iiom the lady's father. Matters ai present. are in ssatu quo, and lhe lovely dan,sel remains "wec,led maid." 'The uen,lenam u claims her as his lawful w,!e and her relatives deny the claiun.-SyrGeuse Standard.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17
Ihe LitcRfisIo Enquirer.
LisoAasIa, Thur.aay. Auuus. I7, 1884,
spepial TeWn nTaating.

Our readers will find among the ad. vertisements that the Seleclmen have called a meeting on Saturday, of this week. to see if the town is willing to appropriate money for the sale of liquor under the provisions of the new law.--
 As the law cannot be fairly tested un~ til all its provisions are complied with. no real friend or honest enemy will do otherwise than vote for these provisions. Of the effect of its peTyersiOn we give the following instance from the New Haven Courier:
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

HARTFORD Couraat has a local article on City Enterprise. Col. Colt has 800 men at work on his improve men,s at the South Meadows -Sharpe's s kifle Factory is producing village in it's neighborhood. Grand street and Lord s Hill are fast becoming city ornaments. A flashing couple from Springfield. Mass, one ,he head clerk in a tail- or's establishment there. the other his lriend's wife, were arrested at one of the crack hotels on Thursday morning. for elopement, and sent back to S.--Jacob Delon. arrested for charge of numbering s. w. Gauson. has been discharged. no- ting tending to crlminate him having ap- peared.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

The newly elected school directors in the lower section of Philadelphia have removed some fifteen of the teachers in the public schools. within ,he last few few days. it is understood. on sec,arian grounds. All the discharged teachers belonging to the Romish Church, much feeling is being manifested there among the friends of the prescribed teachers. and the matter seems Likely to greatly widen the already existing breach be- tween the Protestanls and the Catholics in that city.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17
Important Decision.

The Supreme Court of Errors of this State have just made at Bridgeport. a decision of some importance 10 this city. The law under which our proposed Park and new highw ways have been laid out is a general law of the State, and under it the city of Bridgeport laid out highway awarded damages and assessed be.,er> ments. Payment was resisted on va'i> ous grounds, and the case has just been decided. The Supreme Court unani
 mously affi, med the consli,utionality of the law and as we understand. decided in favor of the city of Bridgeport on ey> cry point raised.-Haryord Coarant.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17
RrTouVa- An0- a

0as AaIAtos AGBs Os
 NnOw NOrHTEo RIOs.--A dreadful riot occurred in this city. this evening, about s o'clock, at lhe 6Ik ward polls. During an AlIe'casiOn. m IuislIman stab- bed an American. This was the signal for Q general attack, in which pistols were fired and stones thrown and other missiles freely used. The mob destroy. ed large number of drinking houses, and broke the furniture to atoms. The crowd supplied themselves with axes. and smashed every thing that would not yield to blows. It is rumOred that five pe,sons have been killed. and a large number wounded. The mob threatened to attack the College. The office of the Anxerger has been attacked. and is now threatened again. Eight military com. panies are now marching towa'ds inc point threatened, and a number have iormed in line to protect the Anzerger office. Two arrests have been made. About 60 houses, mostly Irish grogge. ries of the lowest order, have been de~ stroyed. On Morgan street there is not an Irish grocery left.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17
THE SUPERIOR COURT.

August term. Judge Hinman presiding, commenced its session on Tuesday. It will be remembered that by the new law no criminal cases will be heard, except those now pending. all others being re, iurnable to the county court. ;,
 On account on the continued illness of Sheriff Vessels, Mr. John E. Sedgwick, has been depulized to attend court in his place. The court room has been re-. painted and generally renovated. and all parties will have as good time such business will allow of.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17
A Fuo1rrIvE FEMALE IN MALE Ar,

A FuGIrTIvE FEMALE IN MALE Ar. rIRE.--A girl named Frances Burnett. neatly dressed in male attire, was found last week by Policeman Murray, of the Reserve Corps. intoxicated at the corner of Thirty>seventh st. and Seventh av. N. Y. Upon being questioned she sta. ted that she arrived in this city about two weeks ago from Warren. Conn. and had been living with man named John Galpin. who keeps an unlicensed rum~ shop tor the accommodations of slage~ drivers in the upper part of Seventh av. 1: and further, that some of the stage dis vers had entered her room and abused her. She also stated that her parents were dead. but that she had brothers living in Connecticut. She was detained at the Station Houee. and a letter was dispatched to one of her brothers to come for her.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

JOKES NEVER DE- Jokes are immortal Capita nr shocking, they survive the mos studied speeches of orators, the profound. est papers of statesmen. If some snlede inviah editor heated his readers 10 one, we do not believe that all the water oi the Hood could drown il. A good joke now- n days, goes to help pdigest the roast beet anu cherry ;'uddirgs of thousand lami lies. It makes tlie circuit then of the world, sieams over ihe ocean skates on telegraph wires, tunnels mountains, rides expresses, exciies il,e risihles of armies, and of evenin circles. makes many merry, and harms n0 one. Verify gnod Joke IS a great thing, and bad one is ab0mina- be. Let Jocose people beware.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

PHILo HURD. Esq.-We. as well as the whole people of the Naugatuck Val. ley. we presume, says the Water bury American. will be pleased to learn that this es,imable gentlemen, is about to re, turn to Bridgeport, and resume his DO silion as Superintendent of the Nauga tuck Rail,oad, after an absence of several mouths from the State. No man would be more cordially welcomed than he will be when again a, his old post.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

DISTINCTIVE CoNFLAGRArIoN.-T extensive saiine, mills, known as the H"ckanum Mills, situated at Rockviie, twelve miles eas, of Hartford, were eniire> ly destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon last. The building, which was very large, five stories high, with all .he valnble ma chinery, was consumed. The loss is estimated al f:Vm seventy five io one hnn> dred thousand dolfars---a cOns;dera ble portion of which is covered by insurance. Al leas, l50 hands are thrown out oI employment by this calamity.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17
An Elegant Extract.


 The sea is the largest of cemeteries, and it's slumberers sleep without mon> ument. All gravey ards. in aH other lands show some symbol of distinction between the great and the small. the rich and the poor; but in the ocean cemete,y y the king and the clown. the prince and the peas~ ant. are all alike undislingaished. The same wave tolls over all the same re quiem, sung by the minstrelsy of the ocean. is sung 10 their honor. Over thei. remains the same sun shines; and there, unma, ked. the weak and the powerful, the plumed and the unhonored will sleep on. until awakened by the same trump. when the sea will give up it's dead.
 thought of sailing over lhe slumber- ing but devoted Goodman, who, after a brief but brilliant caIe ger. pefished in the Pscsiden, over the laughter loving Pow CT, who went down in the same i'll faled vessel. we may have passed. In that cemetery sleeps the accomplished and pious Fisher; but where he and the thou. sands cf others of the earth lie, no one but God knoweth. No marble lises to point out where their ashes are galhe, ed, whore the lovels of the wise can 70 lc shed the tear of sympathy. Who car tell where the tens of thousands of Al rlca' sons are who perish in the ''miidl' passage 2" Yet that cemetery hath OI' namenls of Jehovah. Never can forge my days and nights. as passed over lht aOblesvOfcemeteries without slngls mo aRment.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17
GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN IRE MANurac

GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFAc TURF OF PAPER FROM STRAW OR GRASSES. We were yesterday shown some spec linens of paper made entirely of raw; also some of grass, of superior quality, and nearly as good, so far as we could judge, as rag paper. The exhibitor, a practical chemist, informs ns that he can producc paper for all purposes, of snpe, rlor quality, ir"m slra " tr grass i;'r aboul Laif the cost of rag paper. The meri, that he claims is means uf depriving ,he straw it's si!ee and other qualities which interfere |" produce paper strong op'qne and pliab enough for any use.- .New York Tunes
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

Mrs. Stowe makes he following fine cri'iclsm on Milton in her" !Sanny .usno ries :"
 ''i'here is coldness about all the luscious exuberance of Milton, like the wind ,ha' blows from glaciers across these Aowery valleys. How serene h,s angels in their admantine virtue! ye, what siu, ming. suffering sonl could find sympathy in ,hem! The utter wahl Ji sympathy for ihe fallen angels, in ,he wtoe celestial circle, is shocking. Satan is .lle only one who weeps."
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

GREAT MEN 0F THE PAST AND PRESENT TIMES. What a totally different race ol nse" are now acting 'he parts of Washing Ion and Franklin on the theatre of Ameri, can politics Just think of Franklla crying out in the great Constitutional Convention against Sam Adams. or Ei. bridge Gerry-"you lie you lle p Only imag ne Washinsion-ihe s,a,esman. soldier, calling Madison a ''dir,y dog!'' or Hamilton, "a iliei?"
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17
Liquor Agents.

We understand that much inconven. fence is felt by many of our citizens foE the want of agents 10 sell liquor for med ical and mechanical purposes. A majo. rity at the late town meeting. in effect, voted against their appointment. and it was thought very good joke thus to turn the Maine Law upon it's fliends,- Perhaps it was, but it does not follow that citizens who require alcohol or al> coholic compounds for mechanical pur> poses should be put to great inconven> fence and expense in order that the voc ters might joke" with the Maine Law men. It is rather too much like the Ishman who sawed of the bough just below where he was sitting. and though had the satisfaction of seeing the brancI, fall, yet did not escape without tumble himself.
 There are very many purposes for which alcohol is used, and where it may properly be sold without involving the seller in that social wrong which. in the opinion of prohibitionisls, attaches to the sale for drinking purposes. and by pre. venting it's sale for these useful purposes injustice is done 70 class of citizens against whom nobody pretends to com plain. IL is to be hoped that the voters of New Haven will seq the improprie,y } of preventing the law from having it's due effect. and wronging their fellow cit iz-ns who are entitled to respectful treat ment at their hands. As the matter now stands, the opponents of the Maine Law are forcing upon us law still more s'rin- gent than that is. They take the res possibility of saying that liquor shall not be sold for mechanical purposes. when they know that it can be well used fo' both and they are therefore much more obnoxious to the charge of illibe, ali.y and fanaticism than the m 1st bitter advocates of prohibition.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

N. P. WILLIs.-In late number of the Home Journal. Mr. Willis says that the series of letters which have given us so pleasing an insight to his country life will be discontinued, and that his con. nection with this world is gradually be- ing loosened by that disease (consump. ton, which has baff1ed all his efforts for recovery.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

The New York Times. of Saturday, contains curious article respecting the imprisonment in lunatic asylum for IA years of Dr. Peithman, a German, at the instigation of Prince Albert. Peith- man has been pronounced by medical men. perfectly sane, but Albert wishes to get him out of the way and takes this tyrannicai way of accomplishing has ob- ject.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

The next Annual Meeting Of the Amer ican Board is to he held in Hartford, com. mencing on TUESDAY, che l2fh day of Sep tender, a, 4 o'cl'ck in the al,ern0On, aud continuing probably until Frids, follow ing. Rev. Dr.. White, President oi Wabash College. is expected to preach ile annual sermon.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

A Friend of ours, who was few miles in the country, relates the following:
 A mile er two from town he met boy on horseback, crying with the cold.
 "Wiy dou't you ge. down and lead him ?''
 'Ii's b h-horrowed horse, an' I'A ride him if freeze !'' Q
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

NEW MrLFoRD.--Ira Jennings of this town end known about here. has been arrested and tried. and bound over on two complaints for horse stealing. and one for burglary. He is now under pros secution for horse stealing in Roxbury.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

The Philadelphia Ledger has been prin- ted, for some lime, nn paper made trom straw, and an edi,mn "i ,he New York Tribune is to be worked off on the Ike, soon.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

A gentleman was pronenading fash. ionable street, with bright litiIe boy a: his stde, when the little fellow called .oui:-
 70, Pa there goes an editor '"
 Hush, son.'' said the father; "don'l make sport of ihe poor man-von don't know what you may come to yet ]"
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17
Trial in WOicottville

At the trial on Monday of Palmer for selling liquor under the new law the Jus tice reserved his opinion till next week Wednesday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

Gerri, Smi,h was emitted ,o some $500 for legal mileage, but he refused ,o take unly S90. helng eight dollars day and actual expenses ofuavel bath ways.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

WoosrER MoSuMESr.- The proceed, ings at the completion of the Wooster Monument at Danbury. on the 27th oi April. together with the eloquent oraliou of the Hon. Henry c. Deming. have been published tn pamphlet form. in very neat style. for which we arc indebted to Grand Master David Clark for copy.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

~ Hon. Truman Smith arrived in town last Wednesday f,om Lake Supe~ rior. He is in excellent health and spesks in high terms of the climate of the mi~ hing country.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

Stones were first used as hullets; iron ones are first mention in 1850. Leadeu bullets were made before the close nf the sixteenth century. Stone caRnoa balls are slin used in the East.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

Strange as it may appear,-says an ex> change---a piece of brown paper, 4ssded and placed between the upper lip and the gum will stop bleeding of the nose. Try it.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

MT. Sickles. the Secretary 0i Legation al inc COari of Si. James, came hnme in the Atlantic with despaiches from Mir. Buchanan in relation 10 the Revolution in Spain.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

The Canal Railroad is well constructed, and will run it's passenger cars ,o West. field. Mass. as early as the m,d1le of September.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

The N. Y. Tribune says that times are. dul!er now m New York than al any periUd since 1887.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

President Hiichcnck, of Amherst Col ledge, has resigned his situation.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

EF Benton has been defeated in the late election at Missouri. by Kennets. Whig and Know Nothing.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

h is said there was fr0sl in East MOul. lOnborOush, N, H., Tuesday night.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17
ARpIoycA AIay 9, issa.
cnARrRn lu.

Ao Acl in relation 10 yussices of tho Pence.
 M g genecssd ss lks seaeIe and House 6f Rep, S1lspieliris C anlsreg ,asseeIbly eonesned
 Snp q Thai tie officer before whom , yhssice uEffis Peace is qualified shalt tEans.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-08-17

mii . essti6csse declaring ihs iaci Co the ciaTk of iise county court Cor Ihe county in Hhieh said Justice ol tho Peace resides, Shieh said certificate shall be sufficient anshoriiy sos she clerk Co csHdy thas saiu Justice is qualified according 10 law.
 eEc- 2. This act shall lvke effect from and aiieT as passage.
 Approved June 2e, 1854.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-24
MONEY sAVEDf
GREAT REDUCTI0H IN YRrCE& 90

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HYATT, 5th street, third door above I, large
Ill red awning post In 'front.' n now selling on
bis entire stock Of goods, embracing great va lev
Of farcy and staple Dry Goods Boots, shces, Hsts,
Caps Bonuete &c, at very reduced prices for cash.
He would invite all, far and near 20 visit HIS rtor,
and see what inducements be has 20 oner. Thoee
who pay cash down will be asst -nishcd at the cheap.
ness Of las qoods lie hss a-tcles 10 fuit all custom
ers and at all prices, 20 Nit:
500 yards rich style Caiicoes at s. a g. TO- sni II
cents
1000 yards fgsrri and plain DeLsioes, fsom 10 10
1000 yards coiored and black figured and plain Alp.-
cas-, firm l2l< csnts up
500 yards rich figured and ehanye.b,e silks. 40 h,
rod without regard - cost. Extra bargains
| may be expected in these eools
Rich black Silks from so ceats TO al 5o Giosh,m,
10 cents; hale all wool viii Eannels ct Is cents
worth 81 cents; good Stockings g.. cents: SOCKS e<
csnts; Gents and ladies' Gloves Oh cents: workcd
Collars from cents 10 sl.5o; god linen Handk'fs
Sl csntS q Ia ge lot e Long shavls ard Blank cts
very chesI; good Ticking cts: eclcrcd ard white
Spool Cotton, l2ls cts per zen; also, Mems Goods,
30 Is 81 50s mems good shoes rs cts ususl price s.;
Ladies' Caters 81; leO pairs Ladies Buskins AT the
low price f so cts; ladies morocco Boots 9. cents.
worth IS; Boys Shoes 81 cents; Chids Shoes fro0
10 cents mp.
A lot ef old fashioned Boots and Shoes at half
prize. Also lot Of old fashioned Dress Goods viii
be sold at sacrifice. In short oil other articles ct
corresponding low prices.
Purchasers wi II find thst they ran raily "rsv,
| elsewbcrr.
Be particular and remember the name.
| X. @. HYATT.
"a, 9TH street. three doors above street.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-24

SEsArE.-Yesterday, after our departure,
Mr.. Mason moved for a copy of all the despatch
es written by A. Dudley Mann, whilst employ
ed in the diplomatic service of the United
States, in Germany.
Mr.. Cass submitted . resolution requesting
70 communicate to the Senate, as far as he may
deem il compatible uih the public interest, .
copy of any correspondence which may have
taken place with the government of the Papal
States, touching mission to the United States
Some discussion took place respecting the
violence manifested towards the party in ques-
| ton, at Cincinnati and other places, in which
Messrs. Cass, Mason, Butler, Dawson, Doug
last, Everett, Adams, Petit and Weller, par
| ticipated.
Mr.. Badger submitted . resolution. provi.
ding that hereafter Friday of each week shall
| be devoted to the consideration Of private
bills. 800.
After an executive session, the Senate ad-
journed
| In THE House, yesterday, after We went to
press, Mr.. Wade concluded his remarks in
Committee of the Whole, against the conduc,
Of Pennsylvania in the Erie riots affair. This
debate was further continued between Messrs
Ritche Of Pa, and Drum in defence of Penn.
sylvania's cause as involved in the Erie con-
| troversy, and Messrs. Washburn of H., and
Campbell of Ohio, against it.
| The Committee then rose and Mr.. Ewing
asked leave to move to have the Senate return
to the House their resolution for the appoint
ment of joint committee, for the considera
ton of q proposed amendment to the Constitu
ton in reference to the mode of electing Tho
President and Vice President of the United
States.
Mr.. Hibbard objected.
Mr.. Ewing then moved to suspend the rule.
~
and nays were ordered; when the House ad
journed.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-24
Personal.

80. Alexander c. Morton of Georgia, ha
become connected with Ex-Rev. C. C. Burr
| The quondam free-soiler, as assistant editor o
the New York National Democrat.
80. The Cincinnati Enquirer, the home or
| san of the Democracy of the Hon. D. T. Dis
| aey's district, takes that gentleman to task fo
mis- remarks on Ar. Marcy Koszta letter. ant
concludes by saying, although Mr.. DIS speech
is characterized by ingenuity and ability, "w,
| 10 not imagine it will alter opinion of thu
American people that the domicil doctrine
| laid down by Mr.. Marcy in his Hulseman let
ter is correct
go. The Maysville Express, Hon. R. H.
otanton's paper, speaks disparagingly of the
| manner in which the Postmaster General dis
charges the duties of his office.
go. Mr.. Forrest is playing brilliant en-
yagement in Boston
80. The Highland Fling" Bennett get.
ting flung for the Mission to France.
80. 1t is reported that there are over two
hundred pupils at Antioch College, Ohio, and
that the president, Horace Mann, has a hun.
lred applications more than he can receive
his term.
80. The Mexican General Lombardina. re-
Gently dead, is suspected to have been poison
I'd, and the French physician who attended
him during his fatal illness has been arrested.
go. The sheriff Of Berks county, in obedi-
ence to writ from the Governor, has issued
his proclamation, ordering a special election
for Representative in Congress, to fill the va
'aney caused by the death of the Hen.
Henry A. Muhlenberg, to be held on
saturday, the 4th of February next. The
Democratic County Convention will assem-
BILE on Saturday next to make nomina.
ton The Hon. j.. CLANCY Jones, Hon VIM.
Strong, Hon. Edward Hubley, Hon. William
ueidenrich, Col. Charles Kessler, editor of the
Aaler, and DR.. Peter F. Nable, ore candidates
for the nomination
80. The Fredericksburg Recorder says the
New York Herald must find itself in a tight
place when it refers to Mike Walsh as the ex-
ponent of general public sentiment upon the
New York feud, to prove that the feud is spread
ing over the country. The Herald's hopes
are set upon Mike now. We congratulate it
upon its reputable ally, who is fully its equal
in disorganizing radicalsm, and rank opposi-
ton to all that is conservative.
80. The Boston Post of the 21st inst, saws:
& A correspondent writes US that George Lip
pard, the author, is sick and destitute. He is
residing in an almost dying condition, without
proper attendance or care, in the second story
Of an old house, situated in an unfrequented
part of Philadelphia