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Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

AZ The Spring Exhibi.ionS pf the New Yo'k Horticultural Society is to be held at iBarnum's Museum, in tie first week of May. A grand National Exhi> bition of singing binds will be held at the same time and during the same period. Twenty five premiums are to be award, ed on bids. ranging from two to ten dol lars. Exhibition opens on Monday. the, lst. and closes on ,he 9th of May. ,s.,.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

ET Rev. Mr. RussELL was ordained pastor over the First Congregation Oh. at East Winsted, on Wednesday, last. Sermon by Rev. J. E. Eldridge of NoI> islk. The attendance at the exercises was very large, a m e#
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

D The Matters Bank at Bethel. in tend so apply to the mex. Legislature fou an increase oftheir capital to $lOo, 900.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

ELECTION PARADE. The. citizens ol New Haven have appointed . very large general Committee to prepare for the Election ceremonies which a,er 10 take place in that city on 9he frs, Wednesday (sd day of May. sFIt is intended 10 'bs n grand affair, and ws believe Is to be man, aged without respect to party.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

CoEvENr1oN OF CoLoRED MEN.--A Convention of colored men Of this State :s ee es AeaAh}no eah} oi S.x .xp, instant, Tor t6s purpose of considering the expediency of petitioning the Legislature for the right of the Elective franchise" ....-.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

U In wius,ed. on Sunday the ie,b. Mrs. Chloe Marshall. 74 years of, age. stumbled and fell. breaking her neck, and of course instantly died. slal s3,5ss !
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27
H The Norwich Coulter is re.pon

siblc for the following rich note :-.vo
 The Moderator. of the town meeting in Lisbon. drew forth "a regular gafaw from, the whole meeting when on an> nounciDg the vote for Governor, he de- clared with. impressive dignity asd due solemni,y. that }" Mr. Ingham had te- ceivsd 90 votes, and was. therefore. duly
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

The shirt factory of T. s. BMnes. Gsl den Hill. Bridgeport. was Lurnt on Wednesday night. Loss &35, ,00O.-- in> sprance &l5, GOO. t.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

Means of escape from houses an fire, have recently been adopted by the police 0t Lnn.ion. TIsey have slpill canvass sheets pFepafcds wbich a.e stretched be-. neatil ilie h'siae on fire, and into whicl, the pcFsnns in the building lhr0w ,l,em. srlnes and are caught The canvasg es cape. hes been Cried, and has given Ihe gseaiest satisfaction as io its utility and srlefy FefT0nS who could not be .per-i s0sled Io dez6tnd . hye ladder, have leap, ed.inlb kl.e ' M tFlilsbul hesiiation.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

ia si,e WArER CUaE JsURNAL Ger May -. anA ,he following article from the pen .rra, E,,nrne. tl,e celebrated and original ,...s, cwrp nr.e,r,joner and lecturer. AS sh. Js',rnal observes, these hints prove the Doctor to be something oGa business
 How ro MAKE MONET FAsr AED How nsrEw.-Euser into business of which yoa have a perfect knowledge. In your own right, or by the aid of friends an lOng time, have q cash capital snllicien; t0 do at least a cash business. Never venture on credit business on commencement. Buy ali of your goods pr materials for cash {; you can pick and choose where yo1 will Be careful not Io oversI0ek y0nrselI. Rise and fall with the market On short Stocks. Always stick lO those whom you pr0ve to be strictly just in ibeir iransactuIns, and .hnn all others. even st a temporary dis advaniage. Never take advantage of customers ignorance, nor equivocaic, nor misrepveseEi. Have but one price and small profit, and you will fiad all the IIlnsl profitable cuslomrrs--Ihe cash Ones--or they will find you. s---g7g
 Ifever deceived in business transactions never al.enptlO save yourself bv putting the deception upon others, but submit to the loss, and be more cautious in lhe future. According io the charAc'er Or extent of your business, set aside 2 liberal per cent. age fOr pruning and advertising, aud do rot hesilaie.--Neverlet an article, parcel or package go out from youswi,hont a handsomely prinied wrapper, card T cir- culsr. and dispense them continually. Choose ihe newspaper for your purpose, and keep yourself increasingly before the public anti 1t matters not what business af uiilIiy yali -pA-Le eI..'OG uf, TOT If>fHIef- a liaen'ly and indus'ri"ns!y pursued, a for- tune wia be the result.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

SINGULAR CAsE.-Mr. Henry Mantcr. oFStarks, has suffered from dsa greeab.e seiisa,ioH in his stomach and a tickling in hls throat, for year or longer, and occa. sit,naaly raised baond. u was s,,p3osed that sthe sensations were deceptive, aud in realty produced by worms, as various strange srnsalions are known 10 be. The case, ,iiosycver, has inrned out io be stranger. still 0ne morning, recently, MT. Dlanser ieehng this tickling in lie upper part oi hls throat, and something biting hun there got his wife i.I l0ok iG;n his iliouiIl. To her asiisnisli,lienl ste plainly saw ll,e bead aud eyes ii a lizard On telling her bhis
 band svilsl.she. Tad seen, il alarmed i.in,s, so much thalistes feared lnr fllr const quen. ces, aud tried ,lfi turn itof. q Al any rate. he was indacad, lo take ss,ne svernsifsss se i. and shortly ebiained relief bylniiie exphl. sion oi lhe extraordinary tenant Of his stomach. sHIib. liz .rd was about six in,cl,. es in length. Nff. 5ydater then relaie,, iAai abinl three years ngn ic had drank at brook inwhcR ite observed nu ne n rous rr iiile lizEds, antl expressed tic upi,,ion that he must have swallowed it at ina, time. Le,piston Former. ass8 " sass,ia X
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

MoRALs AT WAsnrxeToS, IA Wash ington correspondent has. the following reference 10 vice that has almost be. come a feature in the society sof the Nas .ionaf c.ropoiis: sfq'a 70 ai9as a1
 Speaking of gambling. I will say in this connection. lhat this iuinous vice, Of habit.s pe, vaamgly prevails in Washing ton-4ii p,ivate rooms and club-rooms - in hotels and grog shops. as sell as in elegant and attractive gambling saloons
 where good eating. d'inking. and smo! king are gratuitoosly furnished tbc GUS. ,omers- aud in other. 1. Iiells" less se. duo i've. scattered all over the city. Tens and hundreds of Congressmen and others have been ifredeemally ruined in ,hes. internal holes- fist visited, perhaps a matter of curiosity. they are asioaished to find men there, earnestly absorbed in gambling. whose characters to the pub. Iic eye arc unspotted. Champaane. oy s- teTs. canvass, baeks. tcrrapins and every variety Of choice edibles and titinkables are spread out in profuse and gfatuitous a.tract;veness. They eat and drink and smoke, and thea ouly "gambls a ittls"s So as not t0 appear mean Land from this fortunes are squandered. mor- als corrupted -homs and It's blessed in. fiuence cease to attract. and degradation of men and desolatioh of then family cir cles ate the " 6UAli,y," ''saei
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

JUD0ss OF PResAEE.-We copy from the oflsial lisi. Iht Judges elected in this Celniy. viz: LiIehksId-cnAEhEs Apans. woodbuy- caaRLEs B. PnEEPs.
 ShsFon-EEaIKn s. GzoepAsD, JE. ,. Norfolk -WlLLiAM Q. RicR. New AfiIEord-Joax ssTURan1:
 New HaFtiOrd-JARED B. FosrER.
 Kenl-RUFUs FULLER.
 Washineion-ITHIsL HIcKox.
 PlymOuih-AMM GIDDixGs.
 BarkhamMed-GEOkoE MERRILG- r Watertown--LEHAN w. CUTLER. GV WinchesseF-RoLAVD HITcHcocK.
 HarwintOn-MOsEs BEAcH.
 Roxbury-MyRON DowEs. srs6 : ais 2 Cornwall-EREDERIcK KEELAee. Canaan-MnEs T. GRANGER. Salisbury-JoHN c. MITcHELL. !. TOrringtOn-E1ENRT s. BARBOUR.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

Confidence, in spbseil planghing will br increastd by an OccWenGe in Sussex coun
 ", Virginia where, Mr. J Seward pl,w : ed up an anliq ,alrd piece of pottery in alse iorsr af'as jug, containing a bout $500 in gold and silver coin. Oac niece bare date af I, ,50I, aud aaosher had an is Jases phus !. the only. words legible, N,ar.y every piece had been clipped. Nfr. Seward was sO elaied that he shonied lonr. aDd lciid, hfiueing his friends from .I,e l,a,,se. who ran 10 him in the belief that he had been biiien Iy . snake. 'rlie coin ma ay have bri0Iged i0 some old miser. wLo bu-- ried it atihe itime coin clipping was so commtn,s especially among the Jews ih England, lliai an ac, oi parliament xas passed making il felony. as
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27
HoRniBLE SnrpwsEcKs.- .-The shl

HoRRlBLE SnrpwREcKs. The ship Powhattan Of Baltimore, fiom Havre, went ashore on Sunday morning week, seven miles north of Egg Ha,bor Light. with goo emjgran,s on boald-nof Soul of whom was saved. On TGesday, the packet ship Underwater, Capt. Shipley. win $50 passengers on board, was wrecked four miles south of Sqnam lseach-passengers all saved. Several o.her vessels we're wrecked. causing fur> ther loss of human life.o '@s't'' @N.''7'''' r
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

TEMPERANCE GIH.-- The Providence Jom nal tells 0f4 "a very good anecdote for a strict tempe,ance paper. The town of Exeter, R. l. had a very close election 10, Selee,men. &c.. in which temperance W as the moving question. and Jost betore ,hs close of .ilis polls five voters of Ahe Anti. Maine Law stripe arrived ina wa.s rnn. and as they proved The balance of poM q, desperate means had to be rssort-, rd to. conseqnen,ly the leader of ibe- party stepped forth and offsr.a ed two gallons of gin b the squad fthey would vote his ticket. The offer was ac.. cepied. and the two gallons of gin elect- d g Temperance board of town officers.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

S1NAToRs.-- following is the off, cial vote for Senators in the Districts of this County-s -Azs .. 7as .s7s zU
 .gs DIsrRIcr Nc. H5. A ts..,. John Boyd, Whig, l44s s:h: ' Scattering, l.
 DIsTRIcrg No. l6. DayidC. Sanford. Whis, l474 s.1 Charles Beardsley, Dem, l23S-236 plurality .t. DISTRICT No, IT. sa,, Ralph Deming, Dem, l205 Johnson'C. Hatch, Whig, 1l2s- S2 plurality Scattering, 3. @
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

BIRLEs PRonlBrTED.- The Archbishop of Mexico has addressed t0ail the clergy asci,cular. in which .ke reeemmends the, greatest vigilance in preventing the cir-, culation aud reading, Of Protestant Biblesi which are being Introduced from tho United States in Tamaulipas across the ! Texas frontier. Tha Arckbiahop says that he has received personal Information from the Minister of ydstice that meas- ures have already been taken by the Government .tp prevent the introduction Of. the SBibles and otber books. sndllhg operations ef the agents sllsded to: by whom the Bible Society is said 10 wOiE.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

2 DR. H0RACE BUsHNELL.-The March number oi the Presbyterian Quarterly Re. vie,c, in an article 0n 6 Houng America gives the following sketch of this noted di. vine, and innovaieI:-- s hgs. s38
 His (Dr. B,,shneIl's) :nind is one of no common force ur compass. Original, inn aginanve, shrewd, cultivated. cOsnprehen. sive, naturally, al least, ambitious, IS il not strange that ne sh.n!d make an impresson 0pon the American Church. He is one of those active, versatile, ontIoaking natures which the atmosphere of an age, cspecial> " such an atmosphere as that ef fMlrs, would reach soonest. We do nut know when we have been 80 much struck wilil anything as with an oraiion ol Dr. Bush- pelts, delivered ,n the PniBetia Kappa, at Cambridge, and which we ha ve seen, for The first time, among his publications, in recent collection we made ol them, lur careful study. He declines giving any name 10 his theme, but it appears lto be York and Play. a.a 1|, sas
 It IS quite obvlous, we think, iha, Dr.. Bushnell had conceived the idea of conver. ling the Unlarians, hy l;ising their views aud il,OSe ct the Orthoddx ioSelher, in the crncihle oi profound philosophy, by dis. selvlng scrip,nral ,ruil,, so to speak, in ar oriental atmosphere. The Unitarians o New England, it wiIl be remembered, :n Clnde very cons derahle part uf iis intel Ngence, wealth and refinement. There i an entertainment about these circles a Bostnn and Cambridge, intensified by lite Fature and fashion, and glii,ering will beauty. which can not well be realizedE il
 other parts ofihe country. Un;taranisr has nor penetrated ihe wealth and enle. prise of New York, lie polished camnes .ai Philadelphia. ti,e political influence ;, Washmgton, ,lie mobile courtesy et Charleston. Literature is not so much power out of New Eugland. as ii is -uai,!'sii .zil -1i aAA--s---<yI5eS Uf noblcr motives, L brlDg ID, on the deep cureat of Plantonism compromise, that,s melting New Havei and Cambridge together, might reunii, all tiie congrrga tiona. churches, and ore. sent the fnesI essence of New .Erglant a'ind and ctaracter, blended in religion Hpon fbe protahntlest grounds of p!,ilos0. pny. Illus, one nf the discnnrces in the bookcalled God in Christ "was deliver> at Cambridge to the Divinity ScEoul. Il IS npun lie Aionement, and is kind of tiiin'ele in il,e way of compromise, a method ct doclrinal torture nf most .ifanscendcnt kind, intended 10 show Har> ward how maa may hold Calvanis,ic Aionement, sn as to te aln,0si an ses.Ielic Unitarian: t
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

have tle honor to be, Gentlemen. b'i5 Very Respectfully, Y.nrs. Sc.
 Par. BAliNUAI, President of the -Assuciasinn for the Exhibition of iI,e Industry ef an Nations.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-17

REVOLUTIONARY ANECDOTE.-A cores
pondent of the IN. H. Patriot, furnishes
the following: -
"When the British were at Boston, in
lI67. my father was in barber's shoI
waiting to be shaved. A British officer
came in and wanted to be shaved, provi-
ded the barber could do it without draw
ing blood, and saying if he did not he
would run his sword through him. The
barber was frightened, aud dare not un-
dertake the task. A little boy sitting
there spoke up and said he would do 1t.
He looked at the boy with astonishment,
but the boy stripped Oft his coat and told
him to take seat. He took OFT the Oh
ficer's beard without drawing blood, and
was paid a guinea for bis trouble. The
officer then asked him how he ventured
to do it as he had been to every barber S
shop in town, aud no one before dared to
do it. The boy replied Il thought l
should see the blood as soon as yeu would,
and if had, I would have cut your throat
to the backbone in q moment Inc
British officer hung down his head ana
left, amid shouts of applause for the boy.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-17
SINGULAR TRIAL BY ooup.n.pT,..

A singular trial by court-m,r,;., A.,
Just taken place at Agiers. TIN 80,
viii rank among the causes oelebrcs :.
consequence of the peculiar natnrs oc 81
defence adopted by the accueei Pr
court-martial was assembled To a.
Cadl named Il khareubi. for the IN md,
of young Arab, named St. MohAurr.,
ben Djellah. The accused, sincs ls4.,.
has been chief Of the Z. be Of Cbebrb b,.
Of the district Of Tenes. In that cs,a,,.
tv he has rendered valuable ser,lce ;,
the French : though his tribe is ON, If ,b.
.hoSt Turbulent in the country, ana
though it assassinatcd ITS predea $50.
and has more than once atterr r .ei -
murder him, he has sue ,ceded IN re y. zinc
it to tolei ..ble order. S,metime 40 &
MoharaIsed, who belongs % the t-is.~.
entel ID his service; and after Q WI Ie A.
Was rumored that he established mar
nal conneXion with the Csdi wife. T.
Cadi discharged him, but ii is not ,oy.,
lether il was because he had head If
the mlroper connexions with Ms wife
or because he had other reasons 20 he
dissatisfied with him. Under variety
ofpreteNts Mohamroed returned to ne Ca
dis house. On the last occasion hc vent
there dr-ing the Cadi's absence. Or
hearing of it he mounted his he .se. sud
galloped after the destrt er OF his peace
Wien he overlook 81 Mohammed, pc
cIied, "Son Of dealer in bournous iid
| not forbid you to approach my hou sc p
81 Mohammed presented his pistol, hu..
quick a. lightning, the Cadi took ann
with his gan and shot him dead.
Immediately after this, the Cadi who
thought he had only committed an act If
legitimate vengeance, gallopped oft ne
chief OF the Arab bureau. and told q hat
he had done. The accused after the evil
dence was give.l, was called on for ms
defence, and said, with great simplicity.
This man was in service; he deceived
me, and | discharged him. He then en-.
deavored by all means he could, to bring
me into contempt, he outraged nv
honour, and dared to say to me-"You
are only woman, and do not fear you
That is why | killed him, VIII since
the peace have never killed any one-I,
who have only killed your enernies and
by your orders-for have no other fr ends.
no other enemies than yours: snG am
ready as they know well, to strike when
you command. Nevertheless, u the
family of the man | have Justly slain
offer the price of blood Let the BODY
Of my enemy be weighed in scales, and
| will give an equal amount in mtney,
But if have offended you, | offr ,ou a
different reparation. Followed by ten
no semen, equipped and armed pt my
cost, 1 will go to war with your enemies,
and promise to bring you hundred
heads If one be wanting, you shall
take mine" The tribunal, taking into
that the Csdl had rece yrd
gross proVocation, and that the customs
of his country rendered his vengence to
a certain extent justifiable, or, At least.
e@xcpssPleA.. nc .aed8ittea- bin. and ord.rsd
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-17

FoRGIvENESS.-Under this head | may
cite an anecdote of John Wesley, which,
while it illustrates the character Of this
good man, teaches q sound practical les
son on the subject now in hand. In the
course of voyage to America, MIR. Wes-
ley heard Gen. Oglethorpe, with whom
he sailed, making a great noise in the
Ca bin, upon which he stepped in to know
The cause. The General Immediately ad-
dressed him, saying:
"Mr. Wesley, you must excuse me. |
have met with a provocation too great for
man to bear. You know the only wine
| drink is Cyprus, as it agrees with me
best of any; therefore provided myself
with several dozens of it, and this villain
his servant, who was present, almost
dead with fear, has drunk up the whole
of it. But will be Ie,e, ,ged on him. L
have ordered him to be tied hand and
foot, and to be carried to the man-ofwar
which sails with us. The rascal should
have taken care how he used me so, for
| never forgive"
Then, sir" said Mr.. Wesley, looking
calmly at him, d" [ hope you never sin"
The General, confounded at the reproof,
threw the keys to the servant, and bade
him to do better in future.
Here, then, is the point. If We would
never forgive, we must never sin. The
very proneness to sin which we find in
ourselves, should be a powerful incentive
to the cultivation of the spirit of forgive
ness.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-17
TOO BUsY-No TINE TO READ.

This is a world of infiexible commerce;
nothing is ever given away, but evcl "
thing is bought and paid for. III, bv cy-
elusive and absolute surreader of ounr-
selves to material pursuits, we material
ize the mind, we lose that class of salts
factions of which the mind is the egon
and the source. A young man in l.usI-
ness, for instance, begins TO feel the tx
hilerating glow Of success, and del bcr-
ately determines to abandon himself TO
its delicious whirl. He s.yS to hin self,
| will think of nothing but bushes Ii
| have made so much money, aud thep 1
will begin new life. Twill gather round
me books, and pictures and friends 1
will have knowledge, taste and culIiva-
ton, the perfumes Of scholarship, ana
winning spec ;h, and graceful mannCis.-
| will see foreign countricS, :, ard cnnvtrso
with accomplished men. VII dlink deep
of the fountain Of classic lore. PIl-
osophy shall guide me, history shall n
stIuct, and poetry shall charm ne -
Science shall open to me her worl.i Of
wonders. | shall then remember my Ple-
sent life of drudgery as one recalls lra-
SAINT dream when the morning has dawn
ed. He keeps bis selfTeg lstercd vow -
lie bends his thoughts downward, and
nails them to the dust. Every power,
every affection, every taste, except those
which his particular occupation calls into
play, is left To starve. Over tic cat, of
his mind be writes, in letters which hc
who runs may read, mo admittance eA.
cept on business" in time he reacLes
goal of bis hopes, but now inSulted na-
turc begins to claim her revenge. That
which was once unnatural is now natural
to him. The enforced constraint HIS be-
come a rigid deformity. The spring Of
his mind is broken. ..
lie can no longer lift his thoughts .iom
the ground. Books and knowledge, anu
wise discourse, and the amenities OF art.
and the cordial of friendship, are like
words in strange tongue. To the hard.
smooth surface of bis soul nothing genial,
graceful, or winning will cling. He cau-
not even purge bis voice Of its fawning
tone, or pluck from his face the mean
money-getting mask which the child docs
not look at without ceasing TO smile
Amid the graces and ornaments of wealth
he is like blind man in picture gal
lcry. That which he has done he must
continue to do; he must accumulate
riches which he cannot enjoy, and con-
template the dreary prospect Of growing
old without anything to make age vener-
able or attractive, for age without WIS.,
dom and without knowledge is the WIN
ter's cold without tine winters fire
George S. HiLard. --.... ...s.