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LIVERY STABLE, .yap ~
Third Street. Eaton Roare. La.

HAVE always on band and in good order,
LII Carriages CABS. Buggies, and saddle-
horses, with which the public can be ac-
commodated on the most reasonable terms.
Horses and eNehiclss can be had at any
hour Of night or day at the old stand Of j.
Holt os4q ks8 r.. q. HUTCHISON.f
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-07-11

p1CININE-A new and elegant article
IL for the growth and preservation Of
the hair, can be found at VIM BoGEL.
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HUNGARIAN .LEECHES.
KIM Hungarian Leeches, warranted, Just
JUU received and for sale by .
sept 3S-y.. VIM. BoGEL.
MOUNT EAGLE TRIPOLI.-This
1VA is fhe best article known for clean
ing and furnishing gold, silver,eopper, steel,
tin and all other metals, also for windows,
mirrors and glassware. For safe by.
july24 WM. BoGEL. Druggist.
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s 5a s 8. OUSSET,
F A SHIONABLE TAILOR

HAS Just received full stock offine goods
Ill for gehtlemen's wear. His stock has
been selyted with care. and contains the
most fashionable goods for fall and winter.
garments. As an experienced cuttes, M r.
OUsEr has not a superior in this city. Dnov
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Jayne's Family Medicines.
DILLS, Expectorant, Alternative, Balsam
L and Vermifuge. For sale by
aug lS-y. H. WADDlLL.
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Just Resolved. ii-iarlf
= HID. BACONrHOULDER. For
~ sale bv 2 S. NJ. HART.s Co.
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AAU1EzS D186S0 ~UVUSs
THE attention Of the Public 10 called to
J. the beautiful assortment of Dress Goods
which l am now opening direct from New
York and Philadelphia, consisting OF the fol-
lowing.
Rich figured Plaid, striped and Chene Silks
do Plaid, plain, and figured Black g
Plaid silk Poplins, Turk satins and Scotch
Plain; Plaid and figured DeLaines and
Cashneres; Black mourning Grape, new
article for mourning; Black Alpacas Bonn
bazines and black DeLaines English and
American Prints, large assortment small
figures for children; French Prints all in
dress patterns no two alike; Plain figured
and dotted French Swiss Muslins; Jacknet
Cambria, Nansook and Cross bar Muslins.
Also beautiful assortment Of evening dress
Goods, very rich aud entirely new.
oct8-y. W. d. PHILIPS.
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.NSUR ANOE cos. &c.
UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE.
q. ANNUITY and TRUST
Company of Philadelphia.
Cash Capital paid up $250,000.
C.G. INLAY, Sec, SR CRAWFORD Prest.
Branch office at n O., 4s Camp St.
BENZ. FLORANCE, Agen'.
~Agency at Baton Rouge, La, W. s.
PIKE, Agent. febl7-y.,o

THE UTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF NEW YORK.
Net Accumulated Cash FuneI,1
a~ 2,OlS, 776, ,.aoa ,yfio
All the profits divided among the Insured
FRED. S. WINSTON, Pres't.
ISAAC ABBOTT, Sec'y. ~ ''- t''1
BIS 81 e CHAS. GILL, .A1xary.
.~GEoReE A. PIKE, duly authorized
Agent for Baton Rouge. ap. 10y.
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nUININE-3oO ounces French, English,
W and American mandatory
For sale by H. T. WADD1LL, Drugt.
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T al d Oil.-1O Barrels for saleby
IL THOS. PRENDAGAST.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23
Chapter of Accidents.

James Marsh. formerly of this place Engineer on the Naugatuc Railroad, wal killed on Monday by the breaking of the axle of the locomotive of the morning train down. The accident happened { short distance above Seymour. and caus' ed the engine to plunge into the liver
 the cars fortunately remained on the track. Mir. Marsh was instantly killed and lis body when taken f,om the water was found horribly bruised the remain: were brought here for in,erment.
 On Monday. Noah Webster, of liar
 winton, was killed by being thrown flon a loaded wagon while diving from Wa s tertown to Plymouth. As he was as> cending steep hill the neck yoke of the harness gave way, ,and the horses becom. ing unmanageable, he was drawn out the wagon and both wheels passed over bis neck. Life was ex'inc. before he was reached by those who witnessed the sad accident. He was aged about 20. and sor of Chauneey Webster. '',N s.''''a a'..aq A serious accident occurred to Mrs David Huntington. of South Farms. or Saturday week as she was going into the cellar. her feet slipped, and she was thrown to tie bottom. Her head, was badly cut and bruised; she was staker up insensible and still remains in pre- usisituation. s1t3 saa @
 N We learn. that man was knocked from a car on the Housatonic road on Monday while the train was in motion. and st severely injured that his life is despaled of. a9t 3f aa,dg ed, la ,sltga
 eAhorse driven by Mrs. Osborne Sparks of this town. became frightened on Sun. day morning last. while opposite tue west park. and caused the wagon to overturn. thereby inficting several SC. were bruises on the bead of Mrs. s. @
 e f.EF
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23
rnRWnIa rrcKRr.

ca We present this week the ticket nom mated by the Convention for State off cers. The ticke. is a strong one. and consists of some of the most able and trustworthy Whigsiof the State. No better nominations could have been made, and with proper effort on the part of the committees and the party, Connecticut will roll up one of her old fashioned Whig maiorities. asSa asss
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

MrrxEsoTA.-F From the latest Sl. Paul papers il appears that the MinnesOtians are wide awake about ihe Pacific Rsilroad, claiming that the best route lies through their territory. Bills have becn'inirnducesl in ileir legislature to amend their schnol laws, iO incorporate new towns. lerTy aRd manufacturing companies, and io build rev rOads. A joint resolution 10 devote one days salary of members to lhe, Washing. ton monument fund, was negalived in il,e council. Franklin's birthday was celebra. ted by the printers of St. Paul with the usual Festivities. It seems ahat they have fresh wafer oysters of good quality in Minnesota. vaa 4ffe@aqr vsa
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23
County Con1ention.

The Whig Convention will meet at the Court House. this (Thursday) morning at II o'clock. for the nomination ol Sheriff. and we presume there will be a full attendance of delegates.
 1a The Probate Convention for this Dis tlict will be held at the Mansion House immediately after the adjournment of the county convention if' .'04 a'
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

The Picayune has capital his al John Miicllcl tn it's last issue. It represents him knee-decp in ihe puddle ol' slavery, in0lEing dEeadf1lly wOe~begOne and decidedly suck ed in.' Harace Greeley and James Gordon Bennett are enjnying the spectacle, while Cncle Sam praceeds to inquire what he is doing there's
 Cigisen 5ohn -Mifehel-s Sure. i'm think ing i0sail ny little cs,ck-bOaI in iI! An as for the puddle, they lould me ye w0r proud iv u, an lnok deIieai in smellin' iV ii, an that iv r0wIed mesrf over an over in Il, ye'd like me all the betfher fbriit'
 Uncl, Sasn-s Guess not Tue puddle's thar, an'.was lhar fore I owned the iarn,, an' have io let iiI br, seein' that il smells worse when stirred. But I don't like 2 teller 10 70 dabhlin'in it ofhis own choice, an' veon must he nasty boy or yeou would not be thar.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

LosING CHARACTER. The Louisville Courier informs us that ihere was speci
 men of remarkably bad shooiing in ,hai city one day last week. A couple of well knnWn ciiizens tunk pop al each other, 'afaer which one threw away lis pisiol and ran, wlfen the other gave chase and dis. charged three more balls 3 l,m. Tie only thing hiiri was .b.ick wall, which wiIl res cover. This is a double disgrace 10 Louis. ville- disgracefnI'that snch thing should occur al all, and disgracefnl ifai Kenuck, ians should prove themselves such poor marksmen, s sas .s3 M a0
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23
Superior Court.

a The February term of the Superior Court was opened on Wednesday Judge Chureh presiding, The pe.itloP of Ma rion E, Burr for divorce was granted, and
 the case of Burt vs. Colby was next ta, ken up. v e92@A 'o2 7n
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23
E;yfslH C5mnfv.


 EaasfslS-JOhe Gould, JOb.shan Godfrey, O II Penys Horace Banks.
 ts5y--Nelsm c White, David B Booth. 4 BrislgsPort- M WilsOn. 8 IT Hnrd.
 Grseemieh-1hom A Mead, Lyman Mead, Isaac H Mead Amos M Drush.
 Noreeik-Frs1enck St John Lockwood, ElbeFt Curtis. James Newkifk. Wm Swan. ARedding -AIonzo Byinetan, Fsancis A Sanford, George Coley, Wm B Hill
 Sta1gcrd-JOhn M Hall, Charles A HawIey, Hezekiah Bulkley, John D Weeks. NLrasford-Waldo Brown, Abijah McEwen. Wssf f1nfi-PhilO, W. Jones, .Zalmon Sanlcrd. .,
 New, London County.,r NetO Lopdog--Cn -Cnhstance .F Daniels, James P Turner, Win O Irish, Joseph P GFiswold.
 NorDiek-JOhn Durham, John A Rockwell, Colchester-Joseph B Wheeler, : q Cpoeker, Alfred Pierce, Elijah Adams. East Lyme Albert II Clark, c M Denison., Frankl;n-Azariah Huntington, Dan Hastings. GrOtOn;-Dwiei.t Ashley, Nathan Fish, B " Le6onOn-A c Abel, Jacob Mccall, Nathan Burr, Rufus l. Dimmock.
 Lyme-O J Day. Joseph seldsn, Samuel c E'y; dD;n Dan Chadwisk' Ir wood E c Denison, E, A Palmer.
 Wase.ford IN | Perkins, L W Gardner. Windbdns County. ! KiuinglS-WmH H Chollar, Francis E Harrison. P0mfTet-Geo B Mathewsnn, Joseph Gilberf, Charles Osgo0d. James M Congdon.
 Woodsi0ck-E Bugbee, Joseph Mcclellan, Clinton Howard, Clinton Child. Middleser County. Middle,o,un- Samuel D Hubbard, Austin Bald win, Warren Prior, Walter Wilcox. ' Chafham-S Parmelee, Josiah Ackley. Chesier-Joseph W Bates. Sylvester w Clark. Clinton-John s Hull, Wm H Bnel. Crrmweh-Elisha Stevens, Samuel North. KillingDOrth-David EvaFts, Richard Fl Red field, Aaron $ Barnard, Ahner Lane. Oid Saybrook--Gideon Parker. Portldnd-W 1T Gleason. Saqbrook-Richard Buel, Ezra s Williams, Asa W Platt. Sag & a a4@5a Westbrook--Jared E Kirkland. Holland County. !
 4olland-J S Parish, Charles Underwood, G H Kingsbury, Leveret Lucas. - i AndOuer-- Daniel M Burnap, s H Daggett.
 Bolson-Judson N Strong. hos Hebron-Lucius Hendee.
 Somers-Jabez Collins, Wm c Little, c Thompson, l. E Pease.
 VsrnOn-E " Smith, August Kneeland.
 Gen. Geer. of East Hartford. moved to proceed to an informal ballot for State officers, which motion prevailed. and the Convention proceeded to ballot for a candidate for Governor, with the follow Seq. .n.,,0k. t@&# T'.'''' '
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23
The perils ofcelibacy. oaslicalarly iu cold

The perils ofcelibacN pariicalarlyin cold weather, rannDi well be ex,agerased.a A few nilhls since an old bachelnr in Mans
 field, Ohin, heing effected with severe culd undertook ,n take 3 bath ip u iuhgni
 warm water before going lo bed. The operation produced so comfortable, state of feeling that he tlropyed to sleep in tie mh. aud only axoke in the tnornins'o find hsmselI .fsaze in as iiuht assa hfick. lie Is now alcandidate for uialsiln0nys $. 3sl sa&
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

IL is stated that there are inWCAnada S5, GOO fugi,,vs slaves who are ,row in prps- porous condition. in consequence of, ll,e work iliey can obtain on lhe. new railways in Canada. Snme are rapidly acquiring property in land, and in the new lown ni Bnxmn i,cie are lS0 families ni' colorrd persons. who are escaped slaves, ihal own a. irael oi 5000 ac,es ni land. lt is sad that ihe amount ;ul land owned in Canada hy fuginve slaves is %, 900 acres. Ah0u, 400 fugitive slaves have escaped ifrom Ken tucky wiihim hundred miles ul, ,Ciucinna ii
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

E We learn from the Norwalk, Ga selte that in Weston. on Saturday last, a young lady named Betsey Ann Thorn, about 22 years of age, committed sui eide by throwing herself lin,o.a mill pond She had appeared melancholy for some lime Q oaingstoa disappointment in love aiEsir but no symptoms of defangsmeni were discovered until the evening previ, ors. 'sl .sl ig
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

The Evening Mirror says gravely, with regard to lhe baby shows advertised in vas liaus psr's If ile cnin,ry !" The suhjec, is worthy of serious and philosophical con, sidera,t'ii. ifune half the pains was taken to improve the human race that there is io improve the breed of .he sheep, the blood of hnrsrs, and ahe size of pumpkins, we should have some hope iirdhe 'perlecldbi- h,y nf fn,ankind.' Bnl so long as physical aud moral deinfmiiy arc licensed to per> pe,ua,e themselves, ,ae breed of ilI-si,apen sinners will continue 10 mnll,p!y so rapidly as To postpone the millennium beyond lile buunsiary ol'human lnipe.' aAsu flllfA
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23
Ni.torv, o1, AnoIene yvaodhurv.
.lA ai,TH-. tI',s' I7--IT.7li1-7,-.. " s.II

! MI, TFowhr idge m agent, haa ihrnishad ne with copy q ibis valuable work, which. we ind to be al that has been reeommended, and
 more tkdh he authof promised. The book can b6esSns by applying to NEE.',E. who viii frhaih ibaowa a day Ct'tWe.t segae sa' ytgss oi '
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

pnFehnsers nf -four would do well n have evaFg barrel weighed, many ffands in tl,e we' V taNilg islely come ,D liahl, as we afs ia|,Iri,e1 1n eDille oases the weiRll has best laDild io lsl| anne twenty pounds lrlAtt li.h siandafds Jiisl nnN. wien prices aBs S0 txifnvsSsniI h hiaIi. iliiS iis | csinaiaIS fgsllsn noi io be oyeslonked. -ssani44s'
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23
Dedication. Cu

The new Congregational Church erect sd the past season at New Preston Is to beade,lieatcd on Tuesday. March l4tl,. Sermon by Rev. Dr.. Bushnell of Hart ford. .t........ ". '.'.s.' " S..a.,
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

6 H.rs sBAD.--ln the New Fork Injepebdl eni we find ,he ls,liaMina lroma mn,hrrl:
 X sbiu,.lsd ! tell yaa N bal assime ! had with my h,iic Jne2' s,s .s,; .s,.i gawH gtsaa
 Nc; @hai was ' .e.-,sa as!, e..gt, sWh, ! was showing hnh ;lle picture ofihe martyrs thrown ID lhr lions, and was tsiking very snlcmnlv lO liidl. trying io make
 him feel wliata lefrible Thing il was. sMs!' said he, all aaiance, Aohama lgjsisi lO0k at
 ths' paar la,le lion way behind sihere, he wuni, ,ge; any, agsss lasas sil sssIss 4aaeq
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

E Mesyrs. oorliss x Nightingale. of P,oyidence.a R.aIs have constructed a modeii steams engine. vhichis now ma. king t1iftfsss yards Of cotton 1ilh oas esafs dSOrtk of coal. v s,s.,,.,. T.a ~ ,a''. V, {
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

L.. ten. Geer here presented letters rom Hon. Nathaniel o. Kellogg and Allyn s. Slillman, candidate last year for Liea- tenant Governor and Comptroller. with, drawing their names from the Convention.
 The Convention here adjourned till 2 P. M. and when assembled after dinner, on motion of Mr. Norlhway. of Norfolk. the Convention voted to proceed to a formal vote for candidate for Governor. r. Previous to the ballot. however. Hon. Mir. Dixon withdrew his name from the list of candidates. trusting that his friends would accord with his wishes. He was followed by Col. Hazard in | few soul. stirring remarks, evincing, that though long member of the Old Guard" he he has lost none of the energy which has always characterized his efforts in the Whip cause. '*91 pahi " a.s9 @'"1 '
 Tho following is the result of the for mai ballot :o ts.5 a83 1a laa adii fa ea@1
 Whole number of votes. aalis i59 s
 !, a,or Hsn.y 5sm.s b;.oS' bps,,9ns teop li 1asa
 Chorles Chapman, n@@s 8H3 s~f4 A c Hazard, as< 4a e8ie4 f
 ], Hon. HENRY DuTros. of New Haven. was declared nominated. e.a fa ata@aiaa The Convention then proceeeed to an .tE informal ballet for Lieut.. Governor, with the following result, the additional names of Alexander H. Holly, Joshua B. Fer. ris and Asa Fish having been presented !: Wheie nu,nbor of votes, z I64
 John F8 Trumbnll, stlls Tss 2 &s
 Alexander H Holly, 86
 $ ,ysS John H Brockway, 178 ef'l7Asy
 IA formal ballot was then taken with the following result: .5stf tds4 sa Wh9ls 1shn noPssr E qT.nbsII of yS'ss' iss
 gsii ,ssAis1andsr H Hollys Aas g 3i4a9sx9 gsai iAss i5sss;Is Riiss, iss,Fslris aeqq Aiff siss., John H Brockway, 3 Mos D ria.k5 5sbn h N na1HlIss HaSb.rd. q saa'1ea 7sA ., Seot lSaSp lNWk K ksIIoss. naggA lal gt VI Falsa -vd EsS w Ksilogg.a a3 ,saa hisG ssaotaaa There being nochoics. a second ballot was taken. w6sn kIr. fIoiley had SC votes, and Mr. TrpmblIl ALExAspEF Fl, HoLlEy. of Salisbury wasshsndecarsd pomina.ed.a sliaeian asig .s9ssl 9as s' Tue informal BallotfSr Secretary stoet l: ai aatO4T spasrvI hslss@a ussd tS aesa ' ss1as1cI II TrumhulLyA siE#a aa Y s0t. .sl assaes Waltsr Gladden. ca1sA vit 9slE
 Jeremiah Halsey,. ! .ss s.ll,.t s,,,s. nOn motion it was voted unanimously that OLIvEs F. PERRYs Esq. of Fairfield. be the candidalegof ahis Ocnventien for lIsecreiaty sof ,Stals.gss sia afsslF ! sssa ca motion. DANTE ". czAt ,of Mid. dletowl, vas SpanimOnsly nominated ss the sWhig caRdiaeIe for TFeasprer. a.uis ieJoHN DUNHAM. Esq Of Nosaieh. was ahep hoHfpalei fOe CC6tfcfler; by ths liam h;nru vofs lo aaisfsax hssa a'sssAss s ;SSS ses,,sr;n gIaes:ss SIS ysa Tstsds
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

E4aA new Post Office has been es. tablished in the south western part ol New Milford. under the name of Lanes ville-Isaac Northrop, Esq. Post Master
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

An Australian, iron, the number or n.ur
 dcrs cumn,itted in tiaf auri!er0us reginn, thinks Melb6 is the place Shakespeare sprsks ofwhen heasaysss [. that bourne iron, nulravelser rrtuFnS.s .s'a9ar aga 6sh saH tAi
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

Near Galena. Ohio, two men, wIo have bern mining lnr lwU years past in an ex :. tremely harc rpck the difficulty ufworkine
 which has olien tempied them io, ,a bnn,ion their labnrs, few days since succeeded ,in forcing their way into a large cavity in 1he rock. where they l;,und themselves surrounded onevery side with huge piles or leaslen ore. The loi of years was re- paid m Their. perse verance and assiduily were rewarded with wealth. The value ofihe ore which SD unexpectedly discover ed is estimated al $50 ,OGO. ssl'H SSs8 sas
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

ExTRAoRDTNARy EXHIBITION "A curi- ous spectacle tsays the Paris Pays) waa witnessed in the great Avenue of the Champs Elysees the day before yesterday. A weH-dressed person appeared win gfeai;uumher ol bladders, eacl, nearly All. 'eA wilh pure. hydrogen gas. covered with ,a net. work of silk. and attached 10 his body by means Of strap Iasiened tO bell bc. meath his arms. The bladiers possess a sufficient asce.sional fnrce 10 diminish inc weighl. of ther man by three afonrlhs, with. out lifting him Gom the groand. Thus Eghiened he was pb!e ;o take leaps of five Or:six yards 7at time ui.h exiranrd.na ranidily. Afier descending the great ave .nue from ihe qnariier Beaujon io near the Palais de PIndustrie he returned in ihe way he came. A vast crowd followed him, and seemed astOunded at his feat.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

While Dr. s. Car. ihe attending phy- sician, was leaning over The slying bed oi ihe meillersin: lais axra Dssn Asmed Bn,Wn, ai BUiier. PendDeIOn County. Kv, and holding heF in dying convulsinns. his p0ck- klWhk picked oi his pocket hs1nk caalaihS ihg Deas which has nesst day found 1lSDil tlls person nl nFnwn and lis wife n
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

Dr.. Casey, of lhe Mi.ldletown News, gives inc weight of lis professional opin- ion in favor of ,he cultivation of !he beard and advises !" Young America" never ,o phi razor tohis face. The Doctor knows. He says: asQta 3u4As@ 9sts '0 a+' &
 !" Il, is very certain that manya cole, cough and bronchitis might be avoided by simplyallowing helbeard is naiura! growth for that it is 2 great protection to line throat nobody can deny. Artisans, especially those whose work exposes them to fine metallic powder or dust--stone cutters and others ofsimilR trades. should not only cultivate the heard but the n,nusiache also, if they wish lo escape injurious fleets from their business. We are disinleresied in these remarks, for we are confident that the gem eral adoption oi he practice of wearing. the beard would dninish lhe number of. our patients, or at all events, of their diseases. Blu, Lo matter f.r thar; we must express our honest opiniin in spite ofih h"s'. ' s#
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

The Rsnish Admiralty have annonnceHs iLai if intelligence uf Sir John Franklin nr
 his slsips. lie Ercbns aud Terror, and nf tile 0ilicpsk and crews being alive, is ii.,l
 received ty sIle 6Ist Of March next, ihey
 wiII hr considered asihasln9 died iai ter Msjrsly'a sesvsde.bas .ssasca hRa ,s4ess
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

A slave wtoswaaFe Fecpmmepslgsi as a gEnld brick layer, was recently e9li ai, Augusta. Ca, Elrl 6 ,a50. Having knncked hts mas
 .et sl0N ia atith | Brick. Iie iaiieFlcdOid d0 nnless ilsan spesk vel sIE his prOIieienty iR 5ricRt layiMg. essnes ' aQsaw Gg# SslN'
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

| Y
 "A GonD CHARAcTER."-The Reverend George Whitfield, in one of his sermons, gives the people of Connecticut the lollow- ing cha racter ais -t.s' They are tie wisest Of any upon the continent, the best friends and the wors, enemies they are hair brained bigo,s an all sides, and they may be compared ,e a hnrse and mule, without bit and bridlc. In oihef colonies have paid for my food and !adging, hnt pever could spend one penny in fruitful Connecticut, whose banks flow with milk and hUney, and whose sons and daughters never laiIio feed and refresl, ti.e weary traveller without money and with i. ont price. On Saturday evenings lhe peO- pie look sour aud sad. and on the Sabbath they appear t0 have lost their dearest friends and are almost speechless and wall, softly. "' asal {'t9 saf sf'a l23'
 "A Quaker preacher once told them witl much ruth, that they worshipped the Sab bath. and not the God of Sabbath. These hospiluble people, without charity, con' d. pneI the Quaker as hssphemer of the holy Sabbath, fined, iarred, and ieathercd him, put rope armnd lis neck and plung~ cd him into the sea-but lie, escaped will, his lde. though he was about seventy years of agc." at4f1 aaaaH s,N f sH
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23
wuT0 srATR CONVENTION.

The delegates .p ihe whig Convention for the nomination. of State O1icers met st Brewsier's Hal. in New Haven, at 10 o'clock Wednesday, and were called d order by H. e. Lewis. Esq, Chairmah of the State Committee.
 Peter w. Mills. Esq. of Kent. was appointed President pro teus. and s. D. .Northway, Esq. of Norfolk wasappOint- ed Secretary pro lem. s ~n
 AresohitiOhf was passed that seats in the Convention be rendered to the Whig Editors of lhis Stale, substitutes to-D Deh eea.es,~ and members of-the strte and County Committees, ste participate in all the proceedings. except voting 'aif
 A Committee was appointed to pre- pare roll of delegates and also n Com> mi.tee to nominate permaneut officers of athe Convention. dasi13 aHw b.sesda'
 The Committee 10 nominate permanent officers of the Convention mad . the fol> lowing report, which was unanimously accepted: and the gentlemen named were elected to the respective offices s.s
 Aa~H
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

A daa plunged inf0 lle Ohio ' few miles above Cairo, a short iiii,e since, afief | deer, and caught is when abnui . hundred Safds from sls shore. The dnG, asisrgets NinR Gsscked ahoDta ddzrn iia.rs, succeed. ed n getting 0h ,he deer's back. apd lasI> enirg to his ear. which sn inisfl. red wiil, ils H@imininR, tiiai a spcciaiT nn tie ba nls tnssl pscanDe and srcnsesl ii. The owner 9fshe dog snbsequenlly spld ihin io snu,l,- eTn gentleman E,r Sl75. saaas4 c
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-02-23

: On Saturday, morning the llih instant, lhe eieeple os the Congregational Church, in NOrlh Mads0n, in,k fire Grnm ,he stove pipe wliici, led from inc basemen, in which a-High School is kept. The fire when dis covered. was finder such headway, ille ssyind hl1wing flesh al ihe time, that il was fmpussibe to pni il out; but a few nf he tieigiibors managed to c,ii away that part 0f the sieepe. sn, that in it's fill, the fire
 was carried away from ii,e main building,
 which was alaiost Miracuisnsly preserved.