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Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

SnARoN.-The following are the uamel of the most important town officers elec' ted at the late town meeting {: r3 t Assessors --Zacheus w. Bissell, Fiber w, ChafFee. Henry St. John.
 Board Of ReIief-MyrOn Dakin, Ear M. Cartwright. Milo PrindIs.
 SsEeetme's- Benj. Seas, Norman E Wheeler.
 Town CIsrk--Harry Lock wood.
 Treasarer-Geo. H. Chase.
 COllectOr-Hensy Kirke White. Registrar- Chauncey Reed Jr.
 ConstGbles--Freeman w. SkiA. G. P Chnfee. Henry K. White, Herman Row, ley, Wait Williams, John H. Cleveland John k. Lambert. #
 Grand Jur0rs--J John Sears 2d, Sam. uel Dean, William Stone, Samuel E Everitt 2d. Henry Cartwright. Fredelisk Hotchkiss. su
 The main question at issue was, whether town officers should be elected who are in favor of the present liquor law. and who would rigidly enforce its provisions. The canvass was exci ing, and the friends of the law triumphed by large majority. There was strength and ealnestness in the popular action which carried all before 1t. It was in. teres'ing to witness the predominancs of a principle which brough. into cord. i'Enrity faction. men whose views ol public policy had heretofore been widely different, and which like n moral hurri cane, swept from positions of powe every individual who YVES not known a, decided friend of prohibition. *#
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

@ Somebody has been hoarriiay the money article man of the Tribune with this star ting announcement:
 :. The Housatonic Railroad Co. have declared dividend of l-2 per cent o,l the old stock and 3 per cent. on the new."
 41>2 per cent. would be likely to absorb the ,ohole vdlus of tue old stock- sorry to say.
 The Co. have declared no dividend and have earned none. Thei, receipts for July and August last. however. ex. ceeded those of the corresponding months of last year by nearly $l0.0o0. So far. so good.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

"A correspondent of the Norwich Ex. aminer writes t nndst the date of Sept. 10th. ihat the jailor in Brooklyn, .slurus the key on one sole occupant -and that the proposition has been started 10 reflt and rent Inc building for Boarding School or Hotel r Tbe correspondent charges this astounding desolasion of valable County properly there being but one person where | year since were twenty one-upon he1PTohibitosy IiquOr law of the last legislaturs.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12
Death of HIT. Harrison.

JuLrUs B. HARRisoN, Esq. late States Attorney for this county, died on Mon. day evening last he has been with Iris friends at Cornwall for some time past. but no skill CT kindness of thti,'s was able to arrest tlse progress of his disease
 -consumption.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12
~ The New York Sun las b

@ The New York Sun has been razeed four columns. When paper SC long established ss the Sun is compelled to redace expenses. it is safe to infer that there is hard times among publishers Paper for printing purposes causes near, ly as much trouble 10 procure as that kind wlich banks scount. :,
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12
Later from Califbrnia.

The steamer Norfheyn Ligks arrived at New YOfk on Sunday. with adviees from San FEanOiscO to the l0th of Sept. and Sl.oOO.o0O in gold.
 The election for Congress and msm~ bers of the Legislature took place on the 9th of September. The Know NOthings were out in San Francisco and the larger towns, and carried their ticket.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12
EaT Hon. James T. Pratt, visited th

Holland County Agricultural Fair, and was made judge of the best female horsemanship. Five ladies cont ended for the prize. and rode so well. that it puzzled the gallant general to decide. He. however, cat the Gordian knot, by awarding the highest prize % each Q, 'thens. and rendering his pocket, book tc the managers to pay,for them.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

A letter from China ef the date of July 18th. says that nayai feree com sis.ing-of French. Portuguese and Amer- ican vessels. had attacked q fleet of sixteen pira.icai> >innks in that sea. Two Of the pirate vesseis. after severe fight. were captured and tho rsat dispersed. The name of the American vessel eugags ed in this battle is not msn.inesl. but it was probably the brig of war Porpoise.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

AMERIcAHs lMPaIsoNEDt " MExIcn-On
 .he 4h imsl., five genilemen nn returning
 from California, arrived ai San Antonio,
 Texas. They state that in lhe city oI
 DurangoD Mexico. they iaund three Ane-
 ricans in pris0n, where they had been Inr four yeaTs tn extreme suffering, The names of the prisoners are William Shirley. ol Bro0me Co.,, N. Y.; William Rogers, oI Stark Co.,, Ono John Gaines, Dayton, Montgomery Co.,, Ohio.
 For two years they were chained to inc hoO:, in dark dungeon, and were permits led to see no person save the one that fed them. The chains wore the flesh to the b0ne, from theIr wrists and aukles, and were only removed lo save their lives. At this lime the flesh IS only partially healed, and the scars are horrible. They were ar : rested on the charge of murder, and have begged to be tried, 6Wt triai is retMsed Co them They claim iO have proof 'haI the
 murderer was on individual Who escaped, They have written several tilhes 60 il,e American Mtaisler, hut II is prulm bly, ila, their letters were destroyed. They are believed iO be ihnocehi, but innocent or guilty, il is most inhnman io keep iIiem year afier year, in such distressing con- dilinn. Our government should al once in their behalf. The persons wit0 gave the information are Richard N. Head Of Geo., John w. Cole ol lisa, James aud David Sctmosicld oi Tenn, David Spring ni Arkansas.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

Gjs A dreadful disaster occurred on the Detroit River near Maiden, on Sun day night. The steamer E K Collins. bound for Cleveland with passengers from Sauh Ste Marie, was d,stsoyed by Ere, and 2s persons were lost by the flames or by drowning. It is not tnosa how ] the tiIe originated. N:s
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

NEGRO CoNvENTloN.-The Cnnven. ton of the colored people of Connecticut. at Middletown. was largely attended last Wednesday week. Several addresses were made. and aseries of resolutions in relation to secure the right of suffrage to negroes passed. Rev. A. c. Beman. of New Haven was Chairman of the meeting.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

Rev. $ B. Shaw, Rector of Si. Luke $ Church, Lancsborn, bapiised on Sunday the i0ih inst, Eve children. in wa,er t'rnnshl from tie River Jurdan. The water was used at The request of one of the parents, the clergyman ,aking care ,o to yxplain that no greaier etEiciencv could he attributed ,n il ihan to cnmmon water, although the associa,nns connected win il were certainly very interesting.
 Bsrk hire Go. Eogle.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

NEw YoRK -The political parties are all in the field now, and ready fnr the com bat. The N hiss, Temperance men, Free Snilers, and Anil- Eebraskl men of all des. cripiions have united on Myron H. Clarke i"r Governor, aud with less unapimlry on Henry J. Raymond for Lient. Governor. That ihe former will be selected, there can be no doubt. But very few ur the nominal Wings will deseri hip, and lhnse wia be of the ultra Silver Grey stamp ur those who arc stimulated by iie llquor question. Ther votes will he about eqnaity divided between the two Demnc.aiic candidates. Mr. Clarke goes into the contest as the ex- pnneni of SD manyliving principles tha, he will rally around him the liue men of the State, leaving to his opronenls the votes of the fossil remains of ,he dead past.
 CcuraRt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

It is said that Commodors Vanderbilt hes declared his intention to run a steamboat between New York and New Haven, for one year. casfying Jfeighs and passengels gratis. provided the railroad d ddsfaalisr: SchuylsE. iS caught and pun. ished by lew.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

0T>The annual School Society 5 meet, ing was held a, the Town Room on Mon. day last. and the following officers were elected: sY
 z psmit'ee.--Cyrus Catlin. Charles O. Belden. Henry B. Bissell. D
 Clerk and T,eosarer. IA. &. Lewis.
 SeTtOas. s.- Sheldon Munger. Thomas Mason, Linus Westover. ssW \ ScAooi Visiioys. Fred'k Busl, Geo. w Mason. Rev. H Vaill. Chas. Adams, Sylvss erSpencer. Cyrus Catlin. Rev. D.. Brown. Jason Whiting, and Heary B. Bissell. af .l5 s,. a9 sls
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

fA The Abalninnisis of i.innis have invited Fred. Dunglas tnscnme into that State nd deliver series If addresses al public meet. ing. We hope be will g0, and follow up .Un the, lFaek ai his namesake Stephen,
 wherever ne may get up n gathering. Le Cheek meet Greek. li will be pfelty faiE Shakes ! the oneD D0Iglas is about as good as the other, and very much cf the same tem> pefament.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12


 THE ADMINIsTRAMoN WAR UPON THE KNow NoTHINGs.- There is some trulh in the following passage from the comments of ihe Providence Journal upon ihe war waged by the Administration upon tho <" Know No,hings'' al Washington:
 ] s' For lhis. Know Nothing movement, whicb is the expression of an iniense na. stionality andior all ,he consequences which have Followed II, we are indebted to the steady policy of the Democratic party in favorin.. foreign prejudices and couriing tie foreign vote. h has been by this po> licy mainly that the Democratic party has been kept in power. Tie native, staple, intelligent sentiment of the country has been borne down by tie compact, dsci. plned forces constantly recruited from tie flowing imln grafton. The men who come here from Europe, generally come with excellent intentions in politics, bui they are necessarily uniniormed in all ,i,at relates to our mode of Government, and they con- found .he word Democratic, as it is used here, with ile same word as ii is used in Europe, where it means republican,. The Democratic leaders, loo, make i, for the interest of tte men who control this for
 eign vote, to bring il to the Democratic party"
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

E. ". ANDREWS. formerly of Cornwall in tbis county. is the Know Nothing can- diiate for member of the Assembly from the Fifteenth Ward of the cisy sf New Yolk. |.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

nr We learn from the Danbury Times that Hon. 0. H. PERRx. our Sec- retary of fState. is lying dangerously III. of D. D.sentery. ., his residence. in Sou;h- port.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

X EE The Superior Court for Fairfield County commenced i.s sessions at Dam burys cg Tuesday week-Judge Sanford presiding.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12
II. 8l1rII.. sF a.n. pI,re..

Never hna mun raised Co eniueHce
 tallrn sO lOw Co sn Rhorl lime as lhe pFeernl inCnnlbeni of tl1e White House. uthlre iils election, his friends dld not clHim Tor him lhe highest intellectual en> 'dOwmenis; buiihry dld,ciaim for hini the q gfeaieol psiFiDiism and the highest inieg- 'Fiiy. They maintained that tTe would rise above party, and wOnd do all in his power 10 qlrllpaFi strife, and io prevent the upenln9 niIll6ae angry discusRiOns on sihe subject ci islsvery, which had disturbed she peace and haffanHy Or the poepe. But as som as lTe eame into pnwer, he showed himselfihe meTest partisan which ever filed The Presidential chair. Ii is true that De appninied tree sOileFs to office in some eases h0t it soon turned Oui IhaI .ttlis was only iO fulfil bargain he had made during tke canuass, thni thev skOuI2 De res0arde9 if theg ag0wld support kisn.
 Bot the moment he found ilsis had made him some what unpopular aI the South, he turned directly round, and vinlaied the public pledges heahad made dariAg the oanyaas,a and iA his first message, and opened anew the slavery agitation in i;s woFsil lpeE. Yes. he was willing noi only 10 yio.ate his own pledges, but 10 trample cOnpacls and covenants, and devote ah al:nost cnbounded section of free territory to the curse of OfsIaveFy, f;f ihe purpose If ebsainiMg Snulhern voses. In this manner, 'heehas 1aeteise the cssssidepce uG all secs 'tiona of the country, and is al This moment 'reapicg the reward of his pertidy in the contempt Fl alLhouesr people, Nortl, ani Snp,h. The North desp,se him iar his deyOtiau Z. to S0ulhern in,erestsS aud 1he Sonih, though they love ti,e treason, des- pise as oil hnnora ble mef, must, the traitor Like Benedict A ArnOId he IS regarded as false and areachen,us. ready in beiray lIie scanse of 1reednm for his own personal advsnceInent; and like Arnold he wlll ~receiye his just 'retyard.
 ..t.sss Boston .4tlas.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

EI Pennsylvania, Ohio. and Ind,ana, held their elections. on Tuesday of tl,i
 week. New York. Illinois, Misligan and Wisconsin. vote on ibe 7th of Noyem>
 Der; and Massachusetts on the 18th ol November.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

E < a E.E -
 lMPnRrED PAUPERs AND Cosvlcrs Al 1enlnn is being aro.ised te The fact that the European governments are in ihe lla hit relieving their poor hati,es and pri sons bysendtR1 llie ainsnaies ,a Amer ca. On ii,e Continent comu0n c0nvicis receive PardDn.on condition that they proceed io 1he United States. and il seems these con, vic,s experience little difficulty in obtaining passperIs from the American consuls in Gerinany. u is also well known itlal since the adoption oi the Irish Poor Law, winch makes inc property holders of iise scou6try responsible firlhe poor rates, Irish land, lo.ds, through ti.eir agenis and l,aihifs ,clea [ of the paupers from their estates, ,ior ship them for American porls, with their pass. ages barely paid. IL costs less 10 seDd 2 pauper 10 the United States pr Canada, ,hai te support him or her in poor house for single year.
 To desire voluntary emigration If the able bndied, or Of industrious families, is Nne thing, and the forcing the refuse of the 'ind0ent and den0falzed population of Europe npaa ps, is a very different matter. We are glad to learn, tbai Secretary Mar. cy has assured The Commissioners of Emi Rraiionsin New York, tttat the Depar, men, will give strict instructions to our Cunsuls <in Europe upon this important subject.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

Telegrsplic experiments were recently made at Portsmouth, England, with per leci snccess. ai amill-tiam five hundred feet across, by which, w,.h an operating hs: iery an one side, and the corresponding di sal oa ,l,e other side, q atelegrapIic message was conveyed lhraugh lhe water, without the aid " c0nneciing wires An electric wire from each side was submerged, ter
 minating in plateconsirncle fyr tlre par- pose. II is c0n,ended. lint in the same manner 'elegraphlc ,nessag ge may be con veyed across tie British channel. without continuous cables q, w,re.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12
A correspondent of,he Cl,arles,on Co.,,

A correspondent ofihe Charleston Comr- iersvriling from lIIlnois, says thu, sn eii,,r, IS ohaut 10 be made tO inirnduce slavery mio lLe sou,l, of Illinois. This appears 10 be a general feeling unong lbose agricnl> lufisls that are Too lazy io work for il,cn,. selves. The same feeling is prevalen, il, California, only ihe lahorers therc are -,o be Chinese Coehcs. k slavery s, ae iIle gtea, pollcv oi the Rcpubbc7 Ia society lo be divided into those who dp ile work and .those who en5qy The pnfils A.sg
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

TERafSnE FRaG EpY. The Buffalo Con- merclat Advefiiser says .-" A gentleman fromsS SyFacdse'inlornrs Us of the particulars of awfulafair that occurred ai iihai place on Taesday evening last A young man from ,he Mohawk vs Hey can 10 Syracuse some ten days ago hav,ng in his possess
 ion considerable sum of money bcinnging to his laiser. Tie son fell immediately into vicious associations, and soon gave himself upt0 oious.debsucIrery. Thurs : day afslastweeks the father followed him iU, Syracuse, and found him suffering under a vi0lentatia Of mania q pofu having sauan dered nearly $2.00O. The father, who is said tO have heen in state of partial ln- t6xicatioD, tonk his son 10 a tavern and
 locked hin up isl room in tIle upper par, df fthesbDiaing. l'he son almost in,nedl> ateiysthrew hiniseh from the window, and aiierafslling one story, struck upon the rail
 iDg1t ta abalcOny, and was thrown iuslde, where he lodged upon tue Aoor: He,spranr
 up. aud although apparently considerably
 iEiured, insnedisielyjumped over the rail. ii.g, and came down 12on the pavement. He was sO badly hurt that he lived only about ten minutes.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

NCIOcKs FIR CHINA AND JAPAN. The 4aiesi ipscce of Yankee clock ingenuity is clock t,r the Japan and Chinese maj ke,s, tliat nieas,,Fes lime as the hours are count ed n China and Japan. the hands making dIIrnaL rev0luiicn within twelve Chimest hours. The characters upon the diai plafe are Chinese. The inside circle has fotn characters. sh0wing sunrise, meridian, sun set aDd midnight. The mex. circle cxhi- bits 1shepdds slnd even hours; the even 3oars are Gesignated by bold figure, and ahe add hours by smaller ones. I.he dial abere has ihe common minule marks, and On he txifenie outside was he Chinese numefals, running from one i., twelve.
 ss.e M @s Ns,c Haven Reg istes.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

"STAED FROM UNDER. "-One If ,he modern weather prnphels writes to ihe ". H. 1fibnae ihat grcaf change is 10 .ing on in the atmosphere ihas will rcsnl, it in perind 0f terahle inniversal disease sThere ia. he says, tn he suecessbn al
 long and severe winters an,lg wei aud cpid summers. Disease ,ainung anisAas vii
 he commons and ior many years there will be much sickness alnnng ihe husnar
 race. The yellow fever will break out u
 ,te Norih as it d,tl sixty years ago, and
 ctiotra remain among us as resaIa, disease Yellow tirver has come lailhel
 north this year thauii did last. siag
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12
ENC aArIon WEsr u AaD.-The Prair

.du Chen Courier ol' late date. says: fnere are now ahoni quarter nf a
 m'le of eniigranl wagons drawM up in front
 nf our office. We suppose they are bound
 Tor Iowa or Minnesota. They, ii,e en,i>
 grants, not ille wagons, will make valn> able asqnisiIion io the settlement where they may finally pitch il,eir tents. They are well equipped with farming utensils, Ilousehoh furniture, and big drove of t.l cattle, io say nothing of number of prei> ty girls who keep our bnys perpetnally at The window, in spite of their remarkable high sense of propriety."
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

t.siAs correspondent of ilie Pennsylvania Ashqlirer gives marvellous, bu, well an- allenllcaled account Of negro named sS SFpniemah. i" alias simon, wlo was born ,in Africa l20 odd years ago; vas 'sin;en and brought to this cnuntrv,in l76O; hes came ihe dave of General Washington and was 6aaily libeia,ed snd seiilea i,l sEsyetse cbuniy, where lie sllA lives n ,lre sealiynseut sf goul hcsisls. He las al saale gtafs wished many agricul,nrsl fairs,
 where ha has been aA 0hject 0f sin,efes sa visitors, and bids fair 10 live nlany years IVngsF: .nas'
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

N A E0rfespHndeh Of the New York Her. Asdlds Allet U !rfring tO the want of silver Aeertsncy which exisis in our basness and sst0nllnesciat cipcles. direcis public aI,enaion hla :he1M h0Tders0f tie RD Grande, aas a cons Try where silver ore exists i,i sue h kNiapli.Iss as to psescRi rema rkable induce.
 dnsnts Tor enterprlsing men, with moderate caPiial and pnssessing practical mining and
 lhdsistEys t0 slabArk in ihe mining business
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-10-12

asa N few days ago. says tiIe Niagnra Mail, m enormous aefgenf was discovered in the garden of MUHaiss H1iel. Niagara. This smnst iEsiculenl looking reptile was q boul Fl lsei lah&, and es llick almost IS mans xle llfk anndry slrssagems he was tas frp eaiye g Mf. Mdlfat, and safely bar 4eIfd siI,. NJ tufnea oni U be aD ADac0nhs, lllch A0t askay from sN exiiihlinn lIai 4eef held m slle C0msa0n about ; 4.lfiHlAh Aht psesisslis, siHee which time his ss.a leships had been enipying himselr "
 llEss ppd lsedlNg lnxaFiousy en chickens, As which considerable l.nmher had die,
 nppstFed very mysleFiOusly from lbe 1sIThbofhool.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-04-26

0J- For simplicity the Persian Government
takes precedence of all others. There are only
two officers in the lingdom-the tax atherer and
the hangman. Apropos of simplicty-the Pain
Killer is one of the simplest of medicines, notwth-
standing its wonderful curative powers 1t is en-
tirely vegetable and perfectly SAFE See advertise
ment.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-04-26
MARINE LIST.
ARRIVALS

April 1S-Props. Pocahontas, Densham: Pacific
Dingman; schrs. Magic, Bartlett n. Hampshire
Warren; brigs d. Smart, Nelson; Enterprise, -
schrs. l.. Throop: Clidesdel; Illinois, Burke; L.
Jane, Henderson
19.-Schr. Rocky Mountain, -; Reindeer.
Flood; l.. r. billiard, Boyington; Pilot Mcintosh !:
Melzar, -; +. Stewart, Sproat; +. Henderson,
Peterson John Lille, -; Pioneer. Mcnamara /:
John Wallace, Lawrence; Arrow, Smith.
20-Schrs. Roanoke, Howard; Citizen, -.
22.-Prop. Pacific, Dingman; schr. r. Hayden,
Kerr.
23.-Schr. Gazellc,
H.-Sehrs. n Hampshire, Warren; l.. Jane, Hen
derson MelZar -.
CLEARED
April 19.-Prop. Pacific, Dngman; schrs l..
Throop, Clidesdell Magic, Bartlett
20.-Schrs j.. Jane, Henderson Illinois, Burke ;
Melzar. -; n. Hampshire, Warren Reindeer,
Flood.
2l.-Schrs. L. p. billiard, Boyington f. Hen
derSon, Peterson; Pilot, Mcintosh John Lille,
=; Warren, -; c. Walker, Runnic f.. Stew
ard, Sproat.
22.-Schrs Pioneer, Mcnamara; ID. MARBLE;
John Lille, -; brig Enterprise,
3-Brg o. Richmond, Munroe schrs Vermont,
- Roanoak, Howard; Arrow, Smith; prop. Pa
cifc, Dingman.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-04-26

Grand Haven Market-Lumber, 50 and SO:
Shingles, ii and II s.. Lath. 10 and 20 per NJ /;
Slaves, So; Single Bolts, 81 per cord Pine Tim
Der and s c.. according to size and length Hem
lock Bark, 50 and $3.50
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-04-26
Attachment Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that warrant of at
IN tachment has been issued from the ofiice
of X. w. Duncan Circuit Court Commissioner
for the county of Ottawa, Michigan, against the
schooner President of Chicago, Illinois, u vessel
used in navigating the waters of the State OF Mich
gan, Alexander Crawford being her last COM
mander.
This is, therefore, to require all persons who
claim to have any demands against said schooner,
her tackle, apparel furniture, under the provls-
ions of chapter 122 of the revised statutes, emil
tied of proceedings for the collection Of demands
against ships boats and vessels" to deliver an ac-
count of their respective claims and demands to
me, within three months from the first publication
of this notice. or their remedy against said schoon-
er will be forfeited, as said schooner, her tackle
apparel and furniture, will be sold for the payment
of the claims against her, unless the owner, con-
signee or commander thereof, or some person
interested therein, appear and discharge said war
rant according to law, within three months from
the first publication hereof.
And it is ordered that this notice be published
in the Grand River Times, a newspaper published
ut Grand Haven, in the county of Ottawa, once in
each week for twelve. successive weeks.
r. w. DUNCAN, Circuit Court Commissioner for
Ottawa County, Mich. l12w H.
Grand Haven, April TO- 1851.