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Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
Harrlson's Per fun,ery.

A. s. BALDWIN has received the agency from Harrison of Philadelphia for the sale of his celebrated perfumes. The articles manufactured by MT. H., are gaining worldwide reputation; the most costly ma terials and the highest artistic skill and ex-- perienco have been applied in their compo- sition, and the verdict of the American pub- lie has confirmed the claim of their superb ority to all others, whether native or foreign, for delicacy,' richness, purity, and perma- nence of odor. Lubin's Extracts, hitherto the standard of comparison in this country, have uniformly failed to stand the test of public opinion when brought into contrast with these truly American productions. to which no hie her praise can be awarded than to state that, although they have been before the public less than two years, many of them have been the subject of base limitations in name, appearance, and lahes, but not in quality, by some of the oldest manufacturers in the country.
 We find in the Philadelphia Register the following account of MT. Harrisom's opera tions:
 The first object presented to our notice in this department was the manufacture of fancy and highly perfumed soaps Large bars of fine soap are taken to what is called the "soap blaming machine," where in few minutes they are cut into shavings, for the purpose of preparing them for the recep- ton of perfumes and other matters which will give each kind of soap it's appropriate odor, color, &c.
 In the fourth story there is an apparatus for distiling rose water, &c.,; and most exquisite odor pervades the entire room.- Mir. Harrison, foEthe purpose of getting the pure odor of the flower, uses the genuine ponimades duI feurs, which are made in small town in the south of France, called Grasse, the inhabitants of which devote their whole time to the cultivation of flowers for their odors The consumption of this pom made by MT. Harrison amounts to over S3000 per annum.
 He also uses some Sl0oO worth of tho Altar of Roses during the same period.- This article they import from Turkey, in small tin cans, at cost of $l0 per ounce. Of Musk they use sz000 worth per annun. When Mir Harrison commenced the mak- ing of Periuinpry, ne ehpIoyeo grass Idc'o- ries in New Jersey and Boston, to get up the bottles, &c, necessary for him ; but so rapidly have his various preparations grown into favor, that he has been con.pelled to purchase gllss-works, near the Naval Asy- ium, on the Schuylkill, for the exclusive manufacture of glass ware for this branch of the business.
 The sales of Perfumery by MT. Harrison, from the frs. of January to the first of April, amounted to $2O,6lG, or at the rate of over Ss0, coo per year, and for which they receive the cash, as they do exclusively cash busi- ness.
 The active capital invested in the entire business of this establishment, amounts to. over $45, 1000.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
10 Senator had been elected.
Fr,xhtened out of his wl...


 The T5ibune last week, published let ter from Moses Eames, member of the New York Assembly. frem Jeffsfson, and delegate to the Know Nothing Conven- ton 3, Utica-in which the man describes the perils which threatened him and his p7eciPisase flight from the scene of danger, with the ghost f iiorgaa looming up be- fore his eyes The Utica Tel<graph, in speaking of the letter, says:
 Mir. Flames las stretched the matter in his statement, but he was probably 80 fright ened, that he didn't know whether he was kicked or not. It is true that there was a great deal of confusion in the hall, bu,it is not true that he was callared, or that there was any violence offered him. He. has made very large mountain out of a mole hill.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

F0axIGsEas rs. Narfvrs.--Rscent!y, ,ssys 5 the Galveston Gasete, there were Indian alarms about Fredericksburg. One German in tine vicinity, penhed his horses at night for safety. He was aroused s.in the dark silent hour," by the jingling of bells ; bounded up and ont, . Ia sans culo.ie; dis covered Messrs Red Skin were driving of his cavallado ina hurry; Hans, greatly ex- cited. mounted his fleet bob-tailed pony without gun. pistol or knife-paniIess. coal less. shoeiess and hatless, and with the rear portion of his shirt playing in graceful horl- zontal posision made pursuit, shouting most Justify in his mother tongue, to the Messrs. Red Skin to stop, or he'd scalp and roast every mothers son of them. The Indians, whowere some ten or fifteen in number, supposing they werepursued by a,Tegiment of Texan Rangers, took to flight, regardless of booty, leaving not only the horses they had taken, butswo very fine horses of their own, togctherwith anylnumber of bows and arrows, spears, knives, guns and other Inr dian '' fixins," which were found the next day scattered along for about mile; and from the tracks seen, their horses must have taken awful strides, and no doubt they thought their end had come.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
FROM caLIFORNIa..

The steamer George Law arrived at New York,on Sunday, with sl,lo0,o0O in gold. The principal matter of interest has been the explosion of the Steamer Pearl, near Sacramento, on the 27th of January, by which about seventy lives were lost. Fifty tAree dead bodies have been found and twen- ty are missing. There were oneshundred and twenty-five persons on board, and only fourteen escaped uninjured.. It is asserted that at the time of the explosion, the Pearl was racing with the Enterprise, but this is denied by the Agent of the Steamer. Both boats were on their way from Sacramento to Mary.ville. 1 No Senator had been elected.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

E At the annual meeting of the Nau- gatuc R. Road Co.,, held at Bridgeport on the 20h inst. the following gentlemen were chosen directors, viz: +. F. Bishop, w. P Burrall. w. D. Bishop, Bridgeport; Green kendrick, Waterbury; Wn,. S. Holabird, Win.ted; Abram Heaton, New Haven; A. L. Dennis, New York. E. Y. Bishop was chosen President. The affairs of the Company were shownto be in nourishing condition.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

WHY DoN'r LAwYEs's ADvRRTisr i've ssw paragraph in Virginia paper the o,h- er@day to this effect: gentleman went to printing sffice to examine an exchange pa- per. coming from place some fifty or a hundred miles distant, with the view to dis cover tho name of some lawyer there, to whsm he wished to confde the transaction of some business matters of pressing impor- ,ance. And after running his eye carefully over the paper, he laid it aside and remark ed--" Well, can't find the name of sim gle Attorney in that paper; ard any mem Der of the profession, at the place alluded to, could have obtained fee of fifty dol lars from me, by having g. card in the paper ns would have paid that amount, rather than take the trip at this particular time"
 Let everybody advertise, and everybody will be certain to do good business.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
nExIco..

Intelligence has been received, says the courant.in New York from Acapulco, de- claring the complete success of Alvarez in that part of the Mexican dominions. He had been received at Acapulco with immense enthusiasm. and the army.in that neighbor- hood, have declared in his favor. Alvarez intends to advance on the City of Mexico, immediately with the revolutionary army. Gen. Moreno, distinguished Mexican, has joined Alvarez and will have command in the army which is to march against Santa Anna. The plan now is to declare Alvarez, President pro lem. and to hold another elec- ton as soon as possible.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

A Coop SvGGEsTIoS.-The Providence Journal iucommenting upon the proposition now before Congress 10 raise 5000 volun- tecrs to commence war of exterInination upon .he&Indian tribes, at an expense of millions upon millions of dollars. suggests that few hundred thousand dollars expen- ded upon blankets, seeds, agricultural im- plemen,s, and other useful articles, and dis tribu,ed among the Indians hy honest agents would accomplish more than millions spent in hostile operations. The Journal prefers for this work halfa dozen men whom it could select from the Friends Yearly Meeting, properly supported, to the best army, com manded by the best Generals that were ever armed against the poor Indians.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
MR. GEEELEY's LECTURE.

The lecture of Horace Greeley On Thurs- day evening was we'll attended by large number of. the residents of this and the ad- joining towns. $ Education as 1t should be-" was the theme, end the lecturer pre- scented his views in a clear, forci5le manner; sin advance. perhaps, of the public mind at present, but which found assent in the ma jority of his hearers. We wish that every person in ourtown migh. have heard it and been induced to act on it's sugges.ions-it would do much towards awakening our old bursh from its lethargy.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

Mn. EDiroR-Having been listener to the excellent and able lecture delivered at the Court House, few evenings since, bv the lion. Horace Greeley, and having con- tfibuted toward the sum required to pay the lecturer, and as probably tsice the amount. necessary ,rds raised am especially so- licitoas to know What Is to become of the balance. Is tito be kept Is fund to pay for additional lectures, or will it go into tho pockets of those generous citizens of Litch- field, who, in giving public notice of said lecture, duped the public into believing it was q free lecture, aud when they had them at the doorsof the lecture room, made grad at their pockets, for the abeneft of them selves and their posteIity. Possibly, the money may have all been expended in pro- curing those brilliant lishts used to illumi- nate the lecture room. Ho osever, it may be, an explanation is earnestly desired by a
 M CoNrRiBuToR.
 Warren, Fe5. 26th. 1855.
 U We believe there was trife remain ing after paying expenses ftholecture, and what has become of it we do not care to know. Two or three generous citizens" procured the lecturer, and became respon- sible for all expenses, and as often as they Will do ihs like again, ,ce shall be glad to attend by paying the admittance fee-with- out inquiring whatis done with the surplus.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

SINGULAR EMorroS.-I'he following, writ ten in an elegant business hand, was inscri- bed on the back of five dollar bill lately received in New York from North Carolina:
 ." Here is d S5 bill which intend to toss out of my window, in Norfolk, as soon ns have written this. l am now no lover of money. hate it most cordially, for it has been the ruin of all my family. Twill beg from door to door eternaliy rather than own another cent one hour. It mado my grand father suicide, my father murder ct, my mother She victim of sorrow tha, sunk her early in tho grave, my broslser a gambler, and myself convict in the State Prison four years."
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

Out of twcnty-six samples of London milk, purchased from different vendors, twelve were genuine, two had some of the cream extracted, and eleven had water add d. fh proportions vafying from one sixth or seventh ot the entire to one.half-tiiat is, precisely half pure milk, and the other half water! We eaano longer regard as a joke the story of the man who came with two little mugs for his hait-penny-wcr,h of milk, and requested to have the milk in one aud the water in ihs ether, as he preferred mixing them himself.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

AND so FoRTH.-A week or two since. Senator Taylor, Republican member in the Wisconsin Senate, moved a resolution of inquiry as to what &c.," meant in the State Treasurer's report, after the Govern or's salary. The Loco Foco Seuat0rs, who have ti,e majority, took this in high dudgeon. and by party vote, appointed Senator Tay- Tor acomnittee of ene to inquire into the inattsrs Although intended ss an insult to the Senator, this colnmitteeaof one entered sapon the duties off his office, and. in his in- vestigations, found that the "&c." was for $600 which the Governor had drawn over and above his salary, and made.a very able report on the+subjeci, much to the chagrin of the Lccos.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
SUPERIOR COURT.
FEBRUARY FIRM, 1855.

6 FEBRUARY TERM, 1855.
 In cur last. the case of Moody and tOln- Fsted was on trial before the Jury. The ac- ton was one of trespass for cutting trees on land of the plaintiff in Washington the Jury found for the plaintiff the sum of ss5 damages and costs. Fer plaintiff, Hollister and Beeman ;afor defendant, Chittsnden and Sanford. &s
 Horatio Lyman vs. Augustus Chapin- Action of ejectment. It appearing inethe trial of the case that it embraced To fact, for the Jury to pass upon, it was taken from them and reserved for the Supreme Court of Errors, to determine the question of. law which had arisen on the trial. Fer plain tiff, Hollister, Beeman and Woodruff; for defendant, Hubbard and Or. The Jury were here discharged from fur ther attendance the present term.
 The following divorces have been granted the present term.
 Lucy Du'eher vs Ne,eton Duieher-Full- CT for petitioner.
 Ann Carirty vs. John Carir!y-Wood ruff for petitioner. A E5eneser SouIe vs. Phebe 4. Soule- Treat for petitioner.
 ] Darid WeJskerz zys. Cla,issa Hye1,ter- Johnson for petitioner.
 Lueinda Nichols vs. George. Niehoss- Phelps for petitioner. /
 / { Manehester vs. Oscar 4 Manehester Phelps for petitioner.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
Died.

In Torrngton, Feb. 9th, Elijah Cowles, aged 7S years.
 In Sharon. Miss Margaret Gay, aged 3f
 Ia South Farms, Feb l4th, Henry P Ensign. only sen of Wm. M and Laura E. Ensign, nged 10 years and months. We trust our loss Id his gain.
 In Warren. Feb, Fist. Widow Mary Strong. aged 8 years.
 In Winsted, suddenly. Feb. 18th, Amanda, In Fountain Green Illinois, Jan. 18th, of con. sumption, Stephen II. Tyler, Jr.. aged 4S year -formerly of aarwinton,
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

IF We are fully convinced that the real hostility to the French Spoliation claims arises from the fact that they are mostly to be paid to New England men. Had they been due to Southern merchants, they would have been paid, long ago, without any Pre- siden,al vetces. Franklin Pierce follows up lis old instincts of adherence to South ern interests inAis last veto.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
Ihc LitchfisIo .hqprsi.
 LITc U FIFE ID. x' Thursday Morning. March I. 1855.
Whig Congressional Conventien.

A Convention of the Wings of fhe 4,h Con gTessloaal District. VIII be held at Brookiieid. on Tuesday. tbe 6,h day of March, 1855. at ? o'clock i'll ii,e afternoon. fer the purpose of noni- mating candidate for Representative 10 Con The Wings of ihe several towns in the 4th Congressional D.str,ct, are requested To send deiega .ss to the above Convention equal 10 dou- fle the number of Representatives to which they are entitled in the General Assembly.
 Per Order Whig County csmDiitee
 South Norfolk, February 19tb, 1855.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

EvrRcr or PRoTesrxsT Mlssloxs.-At tie deathsoft the late King of the Sandwich Islands, peace and good order reigned among the inhabitants. Such an occurrence in the olden time would have been the signal for an almost unlimited degree of crime and de- hsuchery. Drunkenness and lcen,iousness would have offended the eye in every direc. ,ion. Teeth would have been knocked out, the bodies of every class would have been tattoced, and the bridle thrown upon the neck of passion, to run riot at will.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

The following gentlemen have been ap. pointed delegates to the several Conyen. ,ions:
 LITCHFfELD.
 state-H. B. Graves, J. Bidwell Peck, L. s. kilbourn, Gtrdon Fil!sy.
 C0ngress!onal-P. S. Beebe, H. S. Dud. ley, Darius P. Griswold, H. B. Graves.
 Senatorial-John E. Sedgwick, Charles Adams, Stephen TrowbEidge,F F. D. McNiel
 Pro5ate-H.sT. Buel, J. B. Peck, c. H, H~ilister. Edward Wetmore.
 c. M: Hooker, ana r. " plnnb. were appointed Town Committee.
 s sTORRlNGTON.
 Stale-Darius Wilson, J Calhoun, Eli. zur Barber, and Aryid Dayton.
 Congre,,ional-Lewis A Thrall, Elijah Woodward, Willis Curtiss, and Thomas Stark.. Sena:orial-H S. Barbour, Wm. Steele, Wait Wilson, and AlonzoAVhiting. Voted, that delegates have power so ap. point substitutes. ~ sas Arvid Dayton, Elijah Wood ward, Lewis Whiting, were appointed Town Committee. @~ SHARON.
 State-Richard Smith, Charles Sears, Joel s. sChaffee, Horace Dunbar.
 Congressional Chafles F. sSedgwick, Cyrus W. Gray, E B Chafiee, Southard Hitchcock.
 Senatorial-Virgil B. Roberts, Charles Sears, Geo. D.s-Goodwin, Henry K. White.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
s.Gsprva LApY's Book for the eomin .

GsprH LADy's Book for the eoming . month is like it's predecessors, all tha, can be desired, and If possible, in some res- poets rather superior number. If the la- dies fail to find in this suficiency of pat terms, models, instructions, etc, etc., VIC certainly are at loss to determine where they can be supplied. With Godey as sheir caterer, they will have their various wants supplied. Surely they sllould not be without the $ Lady's Book.'' Pub. lisl,ed at Philadelphia. hy l.. AsGodey. at a co per annum. The Book and our paper will be furnished at the same price.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
Ercr,a EIavans.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 2

BALTIMORE, [ CD. 70. New Orleans papers of Monday. contain ing details of Havana news to the 18th, have been received. All vessels arriving at Gu ban ports arc to be scrupulously examined, and if their papers arc regular they will be allowed to depart-if not they will esub- jected to the penalties proclaimed against piracy. Additional defeaces are being built about Havana, and French ships are load ing with arms and ammunition for other ports of Cuba.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

SAILORS Ricurs.--Mr. Sumner has intro- duced bill into the Scnatevthat isos the utmost concern to the seamen of the United States, it being an ac, for the payment ot wages, in case of the ships being lost.- This is now doua under the English law.-- Mir. Summers bill provides that seamsn shall be paid their wages down ,sshs time ofthe loss of the ship, in case they serve faithfully
 to the last.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
Know Nothing Convention.

The Hartford papers state that the Know Noshings held theirwState Convention at that place on Thu1sday .last-and the fol- lowing is given assthe ticket nominated Gorernor-WM T.irSo., of Stamford. L.. Gorssner I'M. FlrLp, of Ponfret. seerei-ry-N. D. SrkssY. of New Haven. Ireasurer-A. B. CxLsr, of Middletown. Comtroi!er-Akrxs MERRILL. of N. London. Congress, Haetford District Ezra Clark ,Jr.,
 ~ Hartford. @ A
 It is said that the order now numbers over 2s,ooointhis State, and is rapidly swallow. ing np the old political pariies.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

sV A lady in Brooklyn,N Y., wassrc- gently applied to far charity by woman who tssd ihe story that her husband was dead, and she had not the means to bury him. The lady, to make sure that she YVES not imposed npon, visited the apartment Of the widow, and there saw the coffin of the poor deceased husband, and the widow dis consolatelEwringing her hands. The visitor not wishing .to harrow the feelings Of the bereaved woman, askadno questions, but leaving considerable siiin ot money, fIn- mediaiely departed. After passing two or three blocks, she found she had lost her handkefchief, and rssraeing her steps she entered the room without ceremony. and ,l,ers She saw the poor dead husband sitting up ia his coffin, ami counting .thc money she had just left ,opay the funeral expenses.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

WILD oCArs.-Several of these mischiev- ous animals have been caught,in different parts of this State, during the past two or three weeks. We learn from the Amenia, N. Y.. Times, that one was caught on the East Mountain, in South Dover, on We'd nosday morning, by Oliver l.. Orton. I. measured three fec. in length, weight 26 3-4 pounds, and had been very free with the geese and turkeys in the neighborhood.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
v The Democratic congressional Con

I The Democratic Congressional Con- veniion for this District is to be Held at Bsidgepor, on the Huh of March. I, is ss,r nounccd that Hon 0. $. Seymour will not consent to run again, and the field is open for . free fgh, between John Cotton Smith of staron, Fred. E. Ci.iitenden of BIidge- port, Judge Taylor q Danbu r, and the res. oriheE. Iiissaii Smilh's chances forsthe nomination nave not improved during the ias. ,So years.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

The long pending and ve1atious Ht- isation between tl.e Northern and Southern sections cf the Methodist Church, respect ing iie Book Concern property in Cincin- nati, Las a, length been amicably adjusted blythe commission recently in session in that city. The siethodisl Church South IS awarded ss0 ,0te and the Southern debts.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

Ir The Maine Law was passsi by the Nsw York loase of Representatives on fuesday by a vote of 80 to i5. In the New Jersey Sena,e, the law was defsa.eds m Wednesday. by a vo.e of 10 to 9. sln he Delaware House the lawwas passed on ne sanc d,y, by vote of II to 10,
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
FoRMSy.

The Steamship Baltic arrived a. New Yor's.en.W "Wednesday afternoons wi,hLfser- pool dates to the 10th insts A new British Ministry had been formed d1Lord palrners- ton atthc head. A change was talked Of in the French Ministry. Nothing new from tlIe Crimea. The Russians and Turks had
 another brush on the Danube--,he latter victorious. The@i;uropean markets gener- My were lower and money plenty stuffs dull. g
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

@AUcrloN SALrs.-James Punde rford. of New Haven, holds his second semi-annual sale of Boots. Shoess&c., next week. He Is an extensive manufacturer, and we be- lieve dealers are generally satisfied with the bargains he presents. See advertisement
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
Matfiieo..

Tn Li,chfield, Eeb 18th. by Rev. D. F. Brown. Hubert L.. Ives of Goshen tn Miss Ellen A., fiaughter of Samuel c. Beach oi the former place By the same, on the 2ist instant, in 8. PauIs Church. Bantam. Henan Beach Of Milton to Miss Mary K. Keeler, daughter of the late Daniel Keeicr nf Bantam. Shaffer. Edw,n w. spnrr. Esq. of Canaan, Ct. 10 Mrs Panlina F.. Hail of Sheffield.
 In lIotchkissyilIe, Feb. 26h. by Rev. MT. PuIlnas. N. W Sanford to Miss Amelia E. Roberts both of Hoichkissviile.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

v The twelve Belgianimmigrants who arrived in New York in the ship Rocham- beau, in December last, and have been con- fined in prison ever since on suspicion of heinz criminals, were on Saturday ordered to be reeasedby Judge Roosevelt, ofthe Su- preme Court, TO evidence of their criminal ity, or even panperisin, in its teck nical sense, having been produced.
 IL is now stated that they were banished for political offences. 1'hispu new face on .iie rsatter. =
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

On New Years day, as down town merchant entered his house, he was met by his wife, who threw around his neck a gold chain. "rhere, hubby" exclaimed his wife, ]" is a New Years gift for you.'- "oh! yes" rejoined the husband, with great icooinsss, :. paidsshe bill for it a.,ou, an hour ago." You did" exclaimed fk.. lady, with equal indifference, why, ted the jewsller to let i. go on the July bi!i.s
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01
s15sh District Convention.

@ The Whigs of the 18th Senatorial District will hold their Conventions for the purpose of noni- na,ng . candidate for Senator, at Wadham's Hall, in Wolcogvlle. on Ws'aesday. tho i4th March, al 10 o'clock. A. M. Per Order ef sCommifies.
 WolcottviIle, Feb. 27ih. h.IS55.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

1 Rev. Dr. Bushnell of Hartford, when last heard from was near Cardenas, Cuba, having gone from that place short distance into the interior to reside on a sugar plan tation.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-03-01

'" The National Agricultural Society meets at Washington to-day. Our State Society is represented by John T. Andrew, Esq, of West Cornwall, who left home On Monday to attend to the duties of his ap-
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