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Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19
1'Re sOrecked ship Stqfordshire. etc.
 BosroR, Jan. IA.

BosroR, Jan. IA. Late Halifax papers state thai the mate and steward of the ship S,affordahire had arrived ot that port, the latter much ffOs bitten. It is now known that l75 persons 'perished with the vessel. The ship lost l,e fore iopmasi and f,re yard, and sprung he bowsprit and rudder previous 10 becoming wreck. Tie Captain had his ancIe dis heated the same day by failing from one a lhe mas,s to the deck. The ship struck while wearing. and went down in fen min, alles afterwards. When the last boat lelr her the upper deck was almost level will, the water. The Captain refused 10 he lifted into the boat, and consequently per .isiled with ihe unfortunate passengers.
 The lsss 0f lhe steamer San Francisco 'Screates painful sensation here, as thefe were many Eastern penSle on hoard. The wife of Captain Watkins also belonged in BJst0D.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

DlED in this village, On the 18th inst. CAFE. A. P. HINMAN, aged 56.
 He had suffered for several years from that most painful difficulty known as "t the stone," which, during the last few weeks had produced almost insupporta- ble torture. As last hope for relief he submitted to incorporation of Lithotomy which was skilifully performed on the 5th inst, while he was under the infu- ence of cbloroforIn, by Dr. Knight, as- sisted by Drs. Jewett and Hubbard of New Haven. and Drs. Vaill and Bost- wick of this village. and in presence of Drs. Bue. Beckwi.h. Lewis, Seymour, Osborne and North. For awhile after the operation, strong hopes were enter- .ained that he might recover; but his system had suffered 90 long and so se- verely. that the best medical skill and anremitting attention of friends and fam> fly were unavailing. He sunk into ty> phoid state which terminated his suffer. ings on Thursday evening last. The stone was of unusual size, measuring a fraction less than seven inches in circMm- ference, aad weighing three ounces.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

BosTox ELEcTIoN.-After several un. successful attempts. a naayor was elected on Monday. in the person of Dr. Smith. He was supported by variety of inter- ests, but the two strongest were appa- rently the Maine Law and the anti Roman Catholic. The latter appears to have carried a great number of democrats to the support of Dr. Smith.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19
Stscnser Sunk-Fijlesn Lives Lost.
 aCiKOIEwArf Jan.

Memphis papers report that the steamer Gen. Benl, bound from this city ,o Arkan- sas River, siraok . snag in lhe Alissmxppi at Grand Cui, and was torn to atoms in five minutes, and sunk to her Iurrica ne deck, when her whale cabin fi.,aued uff,, leaving the hull with fifteen deck I,assen- gers below the surface of ihe water, all ui whom periShcd. The cabIn passengers and crew were rescued.by Ii.e steamer Sa- FanaC.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

There arc HOO acres in the Ohio val. Icy, and 56O acres in the Mississi6pi valley employed in the grape culture. .The total of sparkling wines b0iCeil in 1858 wassS64 900 6ollles, and Of ssill wines 20Ss sO00. 5AF be1 Elg.l A1e --.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

GRAND NATIONAL POULTRY Snow It was intended to oprocure the Meiropol~ itan Hall for the exhibition of poultry. which Is 10 commence in the city of New York on the 18th of February next, and continueueserA days l; but. in conseqnece of i's being burnt, some other place will now be selected. The comm ittee meel ai the Assor House this evening to de- eide upon the place, which they intend shall be central and commodious.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

FQREros.--The steamer Bai,is brings news of the returnof Lord Palmerssou to office. and of the declaration of wal by Persia against Turkey. The Persians anG Rassians had opened direct commu nicalion. and Russian General has com. mand of the Persian forces.
 There has been . violent tempest it the Black Sea. Eighty merchant yessell were lost.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19


 'NoRwALK GRADED ScHooI.. peo- .ple of Norwak have recently completed aud orgsnZed one of ihe best common schools n the S,ale. Professor PhiIbrick, of inc State Normal School, in late a..- -tress, thus alluded 10 ii:
 ''A have something encon ageing to say fOr Connecticut. will no: go to Boston this evening for sn example in ed,ica fiona enterprise, nor even 10 Massachusetts nor needI iurn to New YOrk-~I will point you tu the glo,iots i0wn'6f !'-My 'eari hegsn to lpap-'. Think what she has dune lor her boys and girls, he continued she laa made an outlay of ten thousand ,dcitars on a Union Schnnl! Mare than any other village in the Siaie. l went ,.l see Il few weeks since. Meeling well dressed boy in the street, said |, "my lad, can you tell me where the Cniun Scl.ool is!' Nee, sir" he replied promptly, cup there sir. go to that school." He felt iiasc last words and i, made hun proud ts. ul'er them. fweni up. and, n,y friends, il would, be worth visit lnr you t0 20 and see tha' school. Why, il,e seafs cos, more @t'stti half your scl!o0I l,nises--0nly think ,Aif,ern hnnared dollars!
 Surely, thrre is gnod day ,lawning ou Onnneciicni. and Ii,e mlisnf Norwalk have cahgh, it's first golden ravs!''
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

w We are desiFed to add the name of Martha. wife of Enos Emons, to the list of old people published last week. An error was also made in giving the name of Mrs. Luther Johnson, as her decease occurred some time since.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19
x,-v.r.onf from MsricO.

The steamship Texns, at New Orleans from Vera Cruz, win dates rom i''e c'ly ,al Mexio0 In the 6th, show ihat tue treaty ;lar she Mlesila Valley hes been cnHclnned. h aives @, ,0O0, 900 acrcs ll' Mesna valley for SpO, 090: 600. 0f wlicL $b, DOC, O0n are iu he ruscfved Iilf paying clnsms, including tie aGarav rralil. .tAlr. Gsdsllen, our Minsser, was passenger in she steamer. General L0nlbardini is dead, snd Gen. AIm0nie has succeeded him in command of the army.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

AccIDEST.-A man namedS 3. Pritch- ard was'run over by the evening train up on the Naugatuc railroad at Wa,etuille station on Friday week--the wheels passing over both legs. rendering ampu- ta,ion necessary. In trying to get his dog on the cars. he'fdll between the plat, form and the. rail, where he remained until. as he supposed. the tvaia had pas. sed by-whsn in preparing to rise. hi, ancles we.e on tho rail as the hind wheels of the rear ear were passing. and they were crushed to jelly. His feet we.e amputa,ed. and he is now doing as we'll as could be expected.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

A Coon WAT OF HEARING FROM HoME "A young man in California, whose friends had aot remembered him as he thought they ought, adopted the following cxprdient !: lie sat down and wrote some half dezen letters to different persons at home. inquiriug the price of land and stock what hc could buy a Handsome farm of 2O0 or-S0O actes for, !dss.; in.imatiag stal he had largo sums lo invest. and was very rsch generally.
 By return mail he received no less than seven letters. all anxiously inqairing af.
 ter his health. when he was coming, &c., and has received three or four every mail since. including some very warm ones from m old and very cold sweet heart.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

The captains of no whale ships at Honolulu, recently held meeting and agreed to pay only 6 per day foriabor- CTS and SIP per month for home bound ships, whereupoli the sailors assembled aud agreed to strike for &3 .50 per day, and &25 per month for home ships. TC the number of 5000 they marched lhro' the streets. paid the King a visit and c0mplimen.ed him with three cheers, which hs rsturned with salute of three guns. In tho end tho captaina yielded lo lkeiE demands. .s.s .gss t'
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

The New Haven Journal states thai the total valuation of the State is &l79.> s5s.llO. which does not include railway and insurance property and some benk
 stock. New Haven heads the list, hay, ing q valuation of $l6. .OSS. e02; Harl~
 ford comes next. with $l4. .ls6, ,49a ; New London. Bridgeport. Norwich and Middletcwn come next. ia the above or- der. Eight towns have valaalion of over g. o.00e: and ss other towns, over one million. sFs kl
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

or We commence on ihs iiSst page this week the publication of an et1ay iBoEa 4ht pon Of native of this county, and one who has heretofore contfibn'ed 10 the columns of ,hs Enquirer. It will occupy:o portion of our outside for several weeks to come, and will repay on attentive pernsal- Below we give . syhOpsis of the articles A& nzs I. kntrOd&ction. 1T. Properties On sVhich the gWaIifcG- lions of Water Gs carrier depend. Fluidisy. s ? Capacity of being SSpcrised. Capacity of being condensed. Capacity Of being frozen. aE Capacity of free and universal movement. 6 Solvent power ai different temperatures. Capacity of rising in capillary tubes. 3 Capacity Of being easily decomPpsed and Constitution. Lrecompoeed. no Affinity for certain bodies. III. Water as c cGvicr in tIe vegetable srorZd. .}s'~ l Anatomy Of vegetables. Water followed from the ocean to the ocean. Conveyance of carbon 10 plants-
 Conveyance of oxygen tO plants.
 Conveyance of hydrogen to plants.
 Conveyance of nitrogen to plants.
 The inorganic constituent of plants.
 f'Changes and course of sap within the plant. Water carrier of plants and seeds. ". Water considered as carrier ;n the 0nim0l sOorld.
 l Reproduction.
 2 Composition and formation of blood
 Composition and conveyance of food. Composition and conveyance Of drink Composition and office of the saliva.
 ' l xSfs Composition and office of pancrcatic juices. Con Ms2osition and office of the bile.
 Courses of the chyme, chyle, ,i&c. Office of blood as . carrier. Its course.
 Elimination of dead matter. 4FMucus, and other fluid products of the body. '6 Diseases.
 6 Anima lcues. 7. Wa.er ,yarther considered as car- rier of gases.
 In pnri6cation.
 In contamination.
 In decomposition. ". Water considered as a carrier in changing the sa.tace cf hs eartA. Soils.
 Their office.
 5 Their composition and formation.
 c Irrigation.
 OtdIHugC. IuUH Ot SCOioSiCdl tOIHouOuS 2 Water considered as an agent m the produc- The composition of siratified rocks.
 5 Mode of their formation.
 Meta norphic rocks.
 The meteoric agency of water.
 The agency of rivere.
 Examples in America.
 Examples on the eastern continent. The agency of spring water.
 A Examples of different varieties.
 2 The agency of ice.
 h The agency of tides currents'and waves.
 Examples in Europe, &:.
 Examples in America. VII. Wdter considered as oR agent in the production of Volcanoes. VIII. Miscellaneous, and conclus;o..
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

The edi,ar pf lIe Albany Express ih,ss speaks nf \ celebrated Cocllin tDwl ui his:
 -" The 6rsl Train from this city to New York, leaves ai ille rGfher ealIy hour f,r Winter. tune ar l,ali p,si t;,ar n'c!nck, A. Nj. sBeingahliged to .:ake' that irain one morn ing reeentiy, i've j''si l,inird i0 our thrifty Htiosier, whose name is Buaneryes, and who if]''lces in q weight If sume thing Yn der l % pounds avnlr.upois, ihat we should oe under mtny obligations Jf he would. just crow asss. .awakc al slialf :iasi three. He nnddeds q ready asscn,, and we went ,o steep n Eeltcci confidence oi .an carly awaken hg. And our confidence mas nn, 'ra,splacs,k iLonglt B..ancrgcs chose nov ,s'e.n'eusnd nf esiahliAhingli. Our sleeping ., r,'om 'stn ti'e second story of our dwelling. func'ual io lie lime there came, . s..arp trapping sssafsst ,'se.year window. |, Iuily fsw0se irs. Asld nothcing ahle ,n accnun, a. ,lnr tue racket, we plunged into .l.e pr,,. mnndes, fiepil,s of the rather startling isles H.si II Was.naihN3 else ihan spirit rap 'pinas. Judge oC nur aa,ssmshnsrns mhc, SsSe aNauNa ,ii was our faiiLinl Slanal IT innmplna lis heak ,against tue windnw paaes ,ocallns np He aiau,l--d've hear ne s'nud.an tie Rronnd in tue yard below and easily reached the unpcr names If iha second story window. Tuu need take r 4pains to contradict this story.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19
Ihs LitcAfisio Enquirer.
GAsdAnesds Thursday. Jan. 10, ieS4.
Whig State Convention.

A STATE CoEyxET0N of the Whiss Of Con neeiicui, will betleld.as the city Of New Havca, on Wednesday. the 18th dey Of February next, at 10 o'clock, A. M., Tor the purpose of nominating candidates for State Officers, viz:-GOvernor, Lieutenant Governor. Secretary, Treasurer and Comptroller.
 The Whigsi6 the several towns in the State are requested to send delegates to the abov eCOn- vention equal to double the number of Repsesen- tatives to which they are entitled in ths General Assembly.
 HENRY c. LEWsIS,
 LUCIUSF. ROBINSON,
 $. D. NORTHWAY, Whig VIM. K SHELBY, Sl0ts
 ABRAHAM BRAlNARDf Central
 GEORGE BLISS, Committee.
 ELISHA CARPENTER,
 l.. E. .PEASE,
 NeU HaUea.s .s5gn,sars l6th, 1854.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

NpEuMn 0v GLasss.-At R..,s,,an, ;r
 KfYsslRxa !pllE and heun,Ial column. cons slsslla entirely oE Rlssss placed an s De.les. Kelo EaFfat marble. and eurmann.ed hv n giasi!le oE Peace, six feet in heirht. hv sl,e eels4ls.e9 st6lpi0f Ranch, hss Seen sst4it4 V Iht pslscE gardens. The shsfI \ alnaa.enie3 Wiih spiral lines ul blue and Hhils.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

OGF The next meeting of shs Lilch6sld County Tsmperaace Society 1ill be held |at Toningtcn. on Taesday, 2lth instant
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19
Meetiag Of Merehants = IestimoniaI to Me Captains of the Three Bells. Kil- bv and ARtartSc.
NEW YnRK. Jan. IS,

-ll 1f. tINEiE NEW YORK, Jan. ID.
 A meeting of merchants was held in the Exchange yesterday aileiuoon, ai which resolutions were passed, expressing the sense of the meeting al ihe generous and heroic conduct. Of the captains 0f the Three Bells, Kitty. and Aniarlic, and providing that piece 6f plate be presented to each as a testimonial of Their insgnaniinous con- duct.
 It was also resolved that a petition be sent 10 Congress requesting thai the losses incnrrcd by the commanders aud owners of ihose vessels may be indennifed by the Government.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

WRITTEN PRAvERs. "A 'cnrresnoadyn, from Indiana sefItls nssihe following, with Fhppr0pfiate svanchings ni i,s irn,h:
 aAt the breskinRaf sie ground fir tie :-yncilhpfg aEd Tennessee Railroad, at Eyhrlsbnr9, tl.e Rev. J. E:., by appoint- men. acied as chaplain an the accssinn. a.- At the time appnin,ea larp rprayer the, elm n. lain raised his hands anu said q. .ei ,,s ,rav. n n Instant all ba were dulIrd. nnd ti. .chsplaln comnlenced slowly and sulemnlv. ao sFead yeJy approrriaie mannssrip, prayer which he tad previously prepa red. During the reading If tue prayer, an oltl hsgf0 ma, 2, A.s,...ee Be AaA bsen engaged with Inc spade. was resting. with 0ne l;.at ou the spade and hib arm na ihe handle, lank, iag very inlsAliz.unThe. rhsplain's face, ,-- A lhe cepclssipp ofihs prayer, the old ne. gro, siTaighlening himselr up, remarkcd anqIbiy. !" Welt reckon da,'s de li,rsI tine de Lord has evef heen written ,o 0n he tuhiscto railfoAdsl'' M
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-19

IZ. Properties On which tke gWaii flea
 lions of Water Gs c carrier depend.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-25
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

RHsselrille, Ky Aug. l6.-There will be some good
com crops in Logan County and if it is carefully used
NAV answ er home demand The oat crop being good
will help US out.
ToLdO (O) Repa5ieaa Aug 2l says crops immediately
around never looked better in the word than they
do now Po,aioe fields sights pleasing 10 look upOn
from the vigorous growth vines the healthy appear
anee they exhibit and the knowledge we have that the
tubers are setting finely and that the yield will be large
Those brought 10 market here are ueh Superior 10 tae
average Of late years.
Corn too is generally excellent crop and thou yh
rain is neec ed now the fields have not really suffered
10 this tine The crop OF the county bids lar 10 become
better than ever before.
Macon Ca, Aug l7.-Yesterday, great hail and rain
storm occurred here the water much needed but the
hail cut the crops some the wind was heavy.
WaterfOra, n. Y, Democratic UHiorl, Aug s6.-
Messrs T. A. A. F. Smith of this own, have the great.
est crop Of hops known in the country Il IS esti
mated BY competent judge at 90 OOO pounds Hops are
worth from 25 to 80 per pound This crop grows
twenty acres Of land Eight uine thousand dollars
round sum to realize from only twenty acres.
CoIrmIia, IS. c. Aug. sl.-ln this section rain has
been plentiful for month past and the corn and cotton
crops never promised better. Accounts from Fairfield,
Chester Sumter, lexington Orangeburg and Newberry
districts state that the yield of cotton viii be full
ace one and that looked fner. The weather
has been very hot, but is muh cooler the :hsrao-
sier early this morning indicating 65.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-25

OF the resctonsry party who soon aerward cana .ao,
ay INTO once aud who had evidently acted uader the
1emorui@ug mhusuces Of Russian intrigue IL il also
hh"h ai u ibe obs,Dre Ol Lord SuatfIr ths Pore "a
ceiVed even Engh dvic TO the effect N Il IN. tn 4,
pr p"s' al ibai u6 be fairly r.ouired vhijs ~
were ot ons Of the press in this e,un y Who were ike
"ise clrpos'd TO cosd that the stock Excaanys x.rs
aem ting eXacon That those we're the real fr;a,5s
OF I.rkey who pointed the stern CO... ton, sbe q x.i
hHs sn' b'e fully prove dihe result Of her inperfec
couse hN which she saved few thousand ,unds bayn,
hhlced more duuage her credit IN 20 Russia ha,
tns'sued ir u her daring cmh-caon Of a larve poroo
OF ne ot o' on her paper currency II is one thing how
ever /" look NJ the question IN abstract for and an
eiher 10 iest by comparison. All that can be said of
Turkey IT, that IN this Instance ,he wa u,trna 70 ~ 49,
reputation Compared with vhes might have been er
peciod under similar crcumst4Bcss from most Other r
ign eoutrl.. The TnnsaciOn l. one that will staud hyh
AFsssIPi Michigan Florida and Arkans four Of the
most thriving States of the American Union di.oute the
tthhtH im in which their loans were CONTRACTED and
nsta1 o discussing nice points the terms on which
they may cancel their barg aims retain both principa and
mtei est.
WIN tls glance al the moral points Of her esse ii oay
remains TO consider the chang in the political pros pec;s
"i Turkey s ce The date when her securities were
upon hr worth premium Of IL per cent. At that mo-
mtnt the Emperor Of Russia was not alone in regariny
ber a. ng patient She ia victorious in the field
ana al be same time has Introduced hose changes In her
Institutions uIon which alone her regeneration was con-
ndted IT, depend II hes been shown also that wh
"nVusiOns mBy take place in Europe, the point on
~h'h al The powers united that Turkey shall not
become The prey Of any OF them and that thus as
lar external forces operate her independance
more secure than that Of any iher country. Finally
there The tact that is almost alone IL the adyalaee
ot beng without public debt Doubtless thero s en- ugh
III tie heterogeneous e meDt, Of population and other
Circumstances to inspire when the whole Of these
hn gs are estimated fall amount Of that caution with
Which all foreign borrowers especially at this nome nt
should he regarded but IA, nevertheless desirable in
every sense that she should not in her financial opera
noIs have 10 contend among other difficulties with the
consequences of pre- judice misrepresentation.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-25
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THE TRADE IN wOOLEN RAGS.

To he Editor u The n. Y Tftre
SIR In your SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE of Friday,
July 26 notice an article headed, RAGS FOR PAPER
am Of the many home spun farmers who, at the
present time suffering account of the great in
crease of the importation of rags from foreign conn.,
tries but not for the purpose of making paper. No,
Sir have reason believe that the idea of importing
rags for the purpose of making paper is, in great
measure out of order ard that the quantity of rags
imported designed for that purpose doth not constitute
One.tenth part of the whole quantity imported. 1t is
fact that large quantities OF wooden rags, also wool
made from rags, is now and for several years have
beer imported. We have in country rag
speculatOrs; they buy the wooen well as paper
rags. Woolen rags are worth from four to six cents
per pound in the dirt. The rags sorted then by
machinery converted into wool Rag wool is now
selling from 20 to y cents per pound negbbor Of
mine few days since, imported from Montreal seven
teen tuns Of wooden rags. From these rags he makes
about 400 pounds of wool per day. About ten days
since be bought in Boston % 600 pounds of wool made
fom rags imported from France. This will soon be
manufactured into stocking-yan and sent to market
We shall soon be flooded with wooen rags. BY the
late treaty rags from Canada come in duty free. |
believe that there will be 80 0O0 900 pounds of w0Olen
rags made into wool, then manufactured into cloth,
Buckingham, &C., the coming year in this country
Every pound Of this rag wool takes the place of so
much of our native wool The cloth sells to good ad
vantage, and s quite cheap and durable.
Your friend, HENRY STEVENS
Barnet VT Monday, Aus. p 1884
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-25
THE MAN WHO DOES TAKE TIE PAPER.

To nc IdffOr u The " L. IriohHe
SIR: Not long since ! read in your paper an article
headed The man who never took a newspaper" In
contrast to this would relate to you little incident
which came under my own observation:
Having been disappointed the other morning in reseiv-
ing that part Of nv breakfast contained in Tue n Z.
DAILY TRIBUNE, dispatched a messenger to see what
could be done in the way of satisfaction After half an
hours dgept search he returned much to my chagrn,
empty handed. Recoectng old copy set me at school
after this WISE If you want thing done do it YOURSELF
| seized my bonnet and sailed forth. Not far from my
domci appears each morning. with the rising SUM- old
huck ermap whose stock in trade consists Of two empty
barrels which is thrown pro te counter in the
shape of plank pint of pea-nuts six sticks OF pepper
mint candy half dozen ehoeraic looking pears aud
apples copies Of the daily papers, and an old s'ubby
broom with which the carefully brushes up the
dropped by graceess urchns to the endangsr-
ment Of his sidewalk lease.
"IIsve you this mornings TRlBusE |" said looking as
amsble as | knew how.
"No Ma am" was the decided reply.
"Why-yes, you have, said l., laying my hand on the
desired number
"Wel you can't have that, a'am, said the disson-
certed peanut merchant for hsv Mt read il myself!
"In give you three cents for it, said l.
"A shake of the head.l
"Siz cents ="
Another shake
"A shilingi" II was getting excitcd.l
"Its no use, Msam' said the persistent old fellow.
It's the only number could get, and tell you that no.
body shall have hat TRIBUNE till have read it myself"
You should have seen Mr. Editor the shapeless h,t the
mosaic coat the taered vest and the ezraOraiaary pair
of trousers that educated up to that TRsUSE-i was
q picture FANNY FERS