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Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

IRE MAINE ELECTION for Governor, Members of Congress Legislature and various State officers oc- CUTS September Sth. The Hardshell Wings, led by George Evans, former United States Senator. are working in harmony with the Border Rufian Demo crats but the Republicans feel sure of carrying the State. Their candidate for Governor is Hon. Hanni- bal Hamlin present United States Senator and long very popular member of the Democratic party
 " Old Line Democrat" one ''who never, heretofore
 failed to work and vote on the Democratic side," writes to the Evening Post that Hamlin will be elected Governor by large majority over the com bined vote of Wells the candidate of the Buchanan interest," and Patten, the candidate of the Wligs." He says That the State will go for Fremont in No- vember, no rational man in Maine doubts. EFl
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

You've ADvENruRERs.--A youth seven years of age, having in charge brother and sister younger says the Detroit Advertiser, came up on the Western World, bound for Wisconsin They are from Oregon, where their parents. whose names were King, were killed by the Indians last winter. These children were with their parents when they were killed, and narrowly escaped death. An Indian leveled and snapped his gun four times at the eldest but the gun missed fire, and the boy escaped. His mother, as, she lay dying of her wounds. gave him directions, for reaching their home which he pursued after she was dead and by the aid of an old friendly Indian succeeded His care of his little brother any sister was so paternal and manly. that it excited amira- ton wherever he went, and at San Francisco benefit given him at the theater from which herealissd $1.9OO. t-s.sAa sE ....s -4 l-.-l N.s. .. ..la
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

GRsxEIL--We have formerly spoken of this fourshing colony as of the most promising towns of Iowa To show the character of the people there we copy the vote given at the late elecon taken from the letter of g correspondents of the Courant Our election took place yesterday, and think you will have good report from the Republicaus in Iowa now, and better one in November. In this town we boiled 8S votes-79 Republicans, and Locofocos Mir Grinnel candidate for State Senator had g. votes, against-which were probably cast by hotel keeper, gentlemen at large Dada Lyon and three stage drivers We are 2 New England Colony, and did not forget to take our principles with us.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28


 WHAT THE WIRE PULLERs WASr--A leading Fill more manager of Buffalo being inquired of, in pri- yate by merchant from the interior of Michigan, what the Fillmore party really expect to accomplish by his nomination. replied, $ expect to give the vote of New York to Buchanan, and thus beat Ere mont" James Brooks of the New York Express told . gentleman of Columbus, Ohio, that the Fillmore men would be ais to defeat the Republicans if they could not elect their own candidate, and that was the next best thing These statements are given on high personal authority. Every man of sense must now see that whether made or reported or not they state only an absolute truth. The great mas of the Fillmore leaders prefer Buchanan to Fremont, and are working now principally in the hope of being in strumental in the formers election. Their candi- dates will not carry single state, unless most un expected and extraordinary change comes over the relations of the canvass.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

HANe OUT TaIs BAn6sa.-I never owned ons dollar in human aesh, and while reason holds its sway in my brain. never will. -JaAa c. Fremont N 4 I love myswile with the most ardent affection, but that Wife must Stcil with her own hands sstAsr sAaA owa tke erst dollar in human flesh --jetA O. 5esuUal. v
 I hesrtlly concpr n Ill movements which have lof thef otJstt to repair the mischiefs ariasg fem t1e violation Of good faith in the ssyeel U 4he oompronise. | am opposed to 1layssy in tho nk11nct sand upo0 psinciplss ssae.lnsd soa nade laAif.ai by loae ssesled ills ! iesl inlexibls n 'the belief !. t .0eeet notfto be isserfersd swish where z exlsss. '.ee ths s6ieia q Stste sossreignty,
 n - esibly oppossd to its exts0sien on <, Usyo1d its ptssant limits Jsks nsithr Assricasaor anli.Amers te Nsuors46 - kbolltioa uerliea iu t19 Yno16n u FIT 1 nnton " 1e 1ssu ahSoa, 6na theaFs
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

Ma sUNEn's HEALTH. The New York Tribune has a private note from Charles Sumner, dated at cresson, on the Alleghanies, Friday, conveying He agreeable news that he is at last oonvalescent ths mountain air having had . beneficial effect For three days he had been able to ride on horscbsck.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

HE BEAR FLAG --The Republicans of Saa Fran cisco have promptly organised Bear Flag" Club, fur the active duties of the campaign. They have adopted a their banner fac smle of the old Bear Flag under which Fremont rallied the American settlers in their defence against hostile Mexcans and Indians and finally carried on his independent movement until the whole of Alta California was conquered and the United States lag foated from its strongholds. This achievement was dune without orders from his Government but scarcely had it been accomplished, when British squadron called into the harbor and found that the prize they had longed
 Tor and desened tosese had been taken out of their eovetom grasp as E. aas asss
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

@ It seems that the Boomer costume yet fingers in the land. At the recent maria ge of MT. John ". Hasbrouck, sed:tor of the Whir Press, Middletown. New York, with Drs. Lydia Saver, editor of the Sybil of the same place, the bride was dressed in the reform costume skirt of white Iudia hook, with pants of white satin, basque of brocade silk (color ashes of roses. trimmed with deep lace. No ornaments except . simple breast pin. The ceremony was performed by themselves. The bride ignored that part of the accustomed marriage ceremo- ny which demands of woman undue subiection and obedience. yet promised equally with the groom t0 stand true to his side in all the duties of liie each appealing to the other for. their approval. ard each consenting to the terms adopted by themselves. A. -shon and very ap- prayer was offered by tho older broth er Of the bride.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

1Gc An Englishman dearly lkes, saYs Punch, 10 grumbe, no natter whether he is sight U sodg crying or laughine. wofking or playhs. sslhine | victory, k smarting uiidef . natiosot hhalliation, paying or being paid,
 still he nlutt grrmble, snd, in fact, hc k nev- q so hsppy es 1hsn he b .ezsmbling; md snppQdak 6vefy<6ing Was to his antilae1ioul (thodgA it says ' gf6St den1 II our po&6r a0F assumption 10 aszsluiS any such T nd impoRsi- bllities ssill Ae wolld glunhle U shss ieSof thsk bit ssslin st Aan to sru.lel e6o11
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28
The old Chatter Oak.

The venerable Charter Oak, on. the ground of Hon. Isaac W. Stuart, Hartford, was blown down in the storm of Wednesday night. The tree was the recep- tacle of the charter of the Connecticut colony when Sir Edmond Andross usurped the government, and has lived to hearty old age though it's interior had been much decayedseveraI years ago. @s 9 &
 "sAL1sBuRY PArHrNDERs," ]" is the name the Ere mont association in that town have taken. Fremont stock is rising in that quarter, and the Freemen of the Seventeenth earnestly ct work and success. fully clearing the way to the White House for the nos ble.P Pathfinder of the Rocky Mountains. $s s
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

PRESTON s. BROOKS, who declined duel in Canada, because he dare not travel through the Northsrn States has, the N Y. Mirror says, engaged rooms ct Newport So 1t seems he is not afraid to travel in the enemys county" when there is no prospect of rife barrel at the end of his jOurpcv
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

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Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

ANOTHER MEIEE-.As Mir. Granger, of New York, and Mir McMullen, of Va, members of Congress were riding in an omnibus the 16th, a converse tionarose on the army bill provisos McMullen said that the South would stand by the Constitution. MT. Granger replied that if it did not, Republican President would make -whereupon McMullen said he would not be addressed in that way by younger man. Granger replied, ''I waive my age" McMul- len then seized Granger around the neck, and hold
 ing down his head, struck two blows, drawing blood under the eye and under the ear they were then separated by Col Chester, of the Philadelphia En- quirer Committee of Investigation has been ap- pointed by the Speaker to report the facts to the House at the next session sz ss sza sss s+ a-
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

Tn FanHEr The recent rains have produced the highest freslet Fecord for this season of the year.
 in the Cennq t5ivu At seven Q o'clock on Thuzr day evening th lser had risen to twenty -one feet and ten Aehes eboval0v water mark. and was risiDg at the rate of three inches per hour. Acceunts come in fRom aa ql,arten, 0f immense sdamage done to feacss csops, ete Thelosses of the farmsn will he ezcsedinsi hesvys At AIhaay the vharves were
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

MzxIco- Mexioo 1t is reported that the 0ov. !. ernment has issued adecres for ths construosion o an inter ooeanic railssy, fom sks alfof 1is1iooto the Paci6c, on the 'f Ramsey'. rputs Tho sales d church property confinde, and thsrs is nova ls,v prespest that absoluts religious ssd1n wil psovSl
 i.EsG9 aea g-------s-~>~<<@@< 1St 's'SssS---ls., s RyFslcHeAEsnd Wn. Herd asrrinop. q .1sauuas chmsttsi hqth vete far JspesD Du1<anIn- -lbS isrn~ ts save ths pnioas sspdthe eife m ndui sscts- al nsese Of dsatrsyins it Qs1Ilsun IF ths bs.t of theargumsns, fl, inassds 4at >6uy1o ika;Ei ,S,,
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-08-28

TRAIN on the Naugatuck railroad q few days seo. came through flock of sheep belonging to wm. Du- rand. q short distance below Burville, and ma<s mutton of eight or ten of them. The iron horse ss, semhled the woclly horse after the collision. .r
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-11-06
The Old Woman.

It was thus few days since, we heard
STRIPPING of sixteen designate the moth
err who bore him. By coarse husbands
we have heard wives so called occasion
ally. though in the latter case the phrase
is more often used endearingly. At all
times. as commonly spoken it Jars upon
the ears and shocks the senses. An odd
woman" should be an object Of reverence
above and beyond almost all other phra-
ses Of humanity. Her very age should
be her surest passport to courteous con
sideration The aged mother of grown
up family needs no other certificate of
worth She is monument of excellence
approved and warranted. She has fought
faithfully " the good fight' and come off
eanqueror. Upon her venerable face she
bears the mark Of the conflict in all It's
furrowed lines. The most grievous of the
ills Of life have been hers; trials untold
and unknown only to her God and her
self, she has borne ineessantly; and now
lin her old age-her duty done patiently
awaiting her appointed time-shc stands
more truly beautiful than ever in youth !!
more honorable and deserving than he
who has slain thousands, or stood tri-
Fumphant upon the proudest field of victo-
~.
Young man, speak kindly to your moth
er, and even courteoHsly -tenderly of her
But little time and sc shall see her no
more forever. Her eye is dim, her form
is bent, and her shadow falls graveyard
Others may love you when she has pass
ed away-kind hearted sisters, perhaps
or she whom ofall the world you choose
for partner-she may love you warmly,
passionately; children may love you fond
", but never again, while time is yours.
shall the love Of woman, be to you as that
Of your old t+embling mother has been.
In agony she bore you! through pull
ing helpless infancy, her throbbing breast
was your safe protection and support; in
hayward tetchy boyhood she bore patient
" with your thoughtless rudeness, and
nursed you safely through legion of ills
and maladies. Her hand, it was that
tathed your burning brow or moistened
the parched lip: her eye that lighted up
the darkness of wasting nightly vigils,
watching always in your ftful sleep,
seepless by your side, as none but her
could watch Oh, speak not her name
lightly for you cannot live so many years
as would suffice to shank her fully
Through reckless and impatient youth,
sire is your counsellor and solace. Up to
bright manhood she guides ourimprov-
ident steps, nor even there forsakes or
forgets. Speak gently then, and rover
entity of your mother; and when yon too
shall be old, it shall in some degree light
Ell the relnorse which snail be yours Tor
other sins-to know that never wantonly
have yos outraged the respect due to the
/" old woman"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-11-06
The Last Drop.


An old gentleman and lady in a. back
village, rode to town, both on one horse.
After purchasing few articles, and drink
Ing pretty freely of whiskey, they concu-
ded to return. The villagers assisted The
old lady in mounting her horse behind
her already intoxicated husband; and
they started for home, which was north
of the village. about two miles through
the woods. Their son a lad sixteen wears
OF age was watching with much anxiety.
for the return Of his parents. About il
-A kuight. tie Aprse stood al the
door. ben ibg upon his hack the old man.
who was aroused from his drunken SIN
por by his sons Inquiry, Where is MOTH
err? 20, she's on behind, said the old
mao.
The lad seeing the situation ofhis faith
er. guessed his mother must have dropped
off: so after assisting his father into the
house he rode back in search ofhis moth
eF, and fonnd her about mile from the
house, sitting in a mud hole up to her
arms. and getting hold Of her said:
Mother, are you hurt? Come let us
go home"
No thank you" said she. I've a
plenty mol another DROP"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-11-06
WAIT TILL YOU FISD A BET
TER.

There are many persons who, observ
ing how fast their neiehbors make for
fumes, grow disconnected with their owr
more slender profits Such individual.
often change Their business in consequence
sanguine that new one will prove more
lucrative. they do not understand, il
truth, the new pursuit as we'll as the old
Moreover sShcy End that what looked SO
promising at distance, shows many a
drawback on a nearer Inspection
The wisest plan is to stick to the business
one understands, or al least to be certain
that the change will be profitable. In
other words arait tMyou find better.
The same advice will apply to those
who think that by moving to some other
locality they may have more success. 70
get to the West, or to California. NAV be
an excellent tllingfor many persons. But
The eAtlgrants must bc those who are suit
ed for new countries, or privation will
bring on disease # not premature death
The life Of farmer on prairie, with no
notes topay and abundance Of all around.
or that OF a miuer, digging up solid
Jumps of ore. without toll or anxiety. ap-
pears delightful when painted i'll words:
but the reality is usually a very different
affair. Don't be in hurry, therefore to
leave your business here small as it NAV
be. At least be SIRE what you are doing
before you make a change. In fine, keed
to sour present pursuit and till you find
better.
Govern yonr intimacies by the same
Old friends are generally the best. True
they may treSpass at times on your pa
thence. either by pushing their claims too
far, by interfering in your affairs, or by
taking undue Liberties. as old friends even
the best occaSionly viii. But the chan
ces are. if you make change that YOU
will NOT improve matters The ancient
ties like venerable roots cling closer than
new ones, and may be relied on in tenn
pests that would tear up their Younger
rivals. If YOU are wise, YOU will never
throw off a friend. unless for the grossest
insult. Reflect how imperfect at best is
human nature, and aeait till you find a
befteg.
In social science also the rule will APP
ply. Every new scheme is not necessari-
~ a reform. Nor is it always possible,
even where an evil is admitted. to find an
imlneiiate remedy. Visionary theorists
there are lnITru. WHO VIII UeiT yUlI tr1zrr
they have a panaca for every i'll Of soce-
". But examine for yourself before you
act. and examine thoroughly, not superb
cialiy. It is easier to iniure than to re-
pair to tear down than to build up. Pro
press is The best Of all things. But real
progress is one thing, stimulated progress
quite another. If therefore you are
asked to assist in repeating any law, even
one partially Objectionable, consider well
Whether on the whole, society will he i'm
prove If this is doubtful. be not hasty
but leave the law alone-aoait til you find
a better.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-11-06
Apologize.

A poor laborer in a certain village died
after long illness; and having escaped
the turmoils of existence, presented him
self at the gates of Heaven. where he
found he had been proceeded by a rich
man Of the same locality. who had Just
died, and having previously knocked, and
been admitted by the Apostle Peter. The
laborer, who stood without, was enchant-
ed by the ravishig sounds Of singing, re-
joicing, and sweet music, which appeared
to hail the entrance of the Dives; and
having knocked in his turn, was also adj.
mitted. But what was his establishment
at finding silence, where seraphic sounds
bad so lately been joyously uttered How
is this he demanded of Peter; when
the rich man entered, heard music aud
singing; is there then the same distinction
between rich and poor, in Heaven as OF
earth Not at all" replied the Apos
tie, +" but the poor came to Heaven every
day. whereas it is scarcely once in a hun
drM years that "a rich man gains eadnNs
sion."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-11-06
Appalling Burning Of a Ship.

The following details of a horrible case
Of piracy and burning of ship at Macao.
have been received at Lloyd's:
"The Ouch ship Banca, Capt. Heymans.
700 tons burden, with between 800 and
400 emigrants Coolies for Havana. pnt
back to Macao, about month since (the
dispatch is dated at Hong Kong, August
10), with her casks leaking aud cargo
shipted, having encountered boiSterous
weather, and on reaching the outer roads
brought up to an anchor. There she re
manned repairing, her ofllcers exercising
strict vigilance in preventing the coolies
going ashore, for fear they should make
their escape. For the three weeks. what
ever discomfort may have prevailed. no
fears Of an outbreak would seem to have
been entertained, until Chinese doctor
warned the captain that miSciie was
brewing. In preparing for such contin-
gency as q rising of coolies, the Small
arms were placed on the poop, and two
guns we're loaded with grape, and pointed
forward. About 9 o'clock OF the 8th the
disturbance commenced, and the crew
took refuge on the poop. The captain
llISG uIGu Il SUOJ OF TWO overhead. Dut. as
that had no effect and the coolies advanc-
ed toward them, yelling frightfully, armed
with Delaying pins, bricks torn from the
cooking places &C.. the captain gave or
ders to his men to fire. and Immediately
a volley was poured into the infuriated
mass from the two guns, and also from the
small arms, This had the effect 6f checE
ing and putting down the riot and the
coolies. were driven below, hut they
sought revenge by setting fire to the ship,
and in a few minutes the Captain was APP
palled by seeing flames issuing up from
the fore-hatch. A frightful scene of car
mage followed; the coolies rushed up on
the deck. and no doubt murdered all the
officers of the ship. The ship was soon
in a blaze, fore and aft. In about an
hour the mannfagt fell with crash. then
the fore and mizen, and about midnight
the magazine blew up with tremendous
explosion. The ship was instantly hurled
to fragments and vast number Of poor
creatures, who were clinging to the
chains, persisted with her. OF the nun
Der who were on board, including crew
and passengers about 500, only $50 es
capped with their lives: the remainder
were either burnt in the ship Or drowned.
The affair has produced a great sensation
in Hong Kong,
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-11-06

week, Their resuming his seat. But this
would not do. Many Of the people would
mot have it put off 50 long. If we can't
have rain before then, we'd better not
il at ALL" said they.
In short. the meeting resulted in just
no conclusion at all, for the people found
! it utterly impossible to agree upon time
4 when it SHOULD rain.
"UntitSSu can make up yourTminds
upon this point, said the pastor, a. he
was about leaving tile church, we must
all trust in the Lord" And after this
the people followed him from the place.
Both Deacon Smith and Mr.. Peck got
their hay safely in, but on the very day
that Mr.. Sharp and his wife were to have
started for Snowfall, it began to rain in
right good earnest. Sharp lost his visit.
but he met the Disappointment with good
grace, for his crops smiled at the rain.
Ere another month had rolled by. an
other meeting was called for petition
for rain, but the result was the same as
before. Many of the people had their
muck to dig, and rain would prevent
them. Some wanted the rain immediate
ly-same in one, some in two. and some
in three days, while others wanted to put
it off longer. So Mr.. Surely had not oc-
casion to call for rain.
One year rolled by, and down to that
time the people of Fallowdale had never
once been able to agree upon the exact
kind of weather they would have, and The
result was, that they began to open tk$ir
eyes to the fact that this world would 6E d
strange place if the inhabitants could gov
ern ii. While they had been longing for
a power they did not possess, they had
not seen its absurdity but now they had
in good faith. tried to apply that power.
under the belief that it was theirs. thew
saw clearly that they were getting he
yond their sphere. They saw that Ma
lures laws were safer in the hands of Ma.
lures God than in the hands Of Natures
children.
On the last Sabbath in the first year of
Mr.. Surely's settlementat Fallowdale, he
offered to break up his connection with
the parish, but the people would not listen
to it. They had become attached to him
and to the meetings, and they wished him
to stay.
But I can no longer rest under our
former contract with regard to the wealth
err said the pastor.
: Nor do we wish you to-" returned
Sharp. :" Only preach to'us and teach US
and our children how to live, aud help u
to be social and happy"
And added the pastor, while tear of
pride stood in his eye, as he look ed for an
instant into the face ofhis own happy wife
: All things above our proper sphere we
will leave with God, for He doeth all
things aoeXn
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-11-06

returned Just before time to get tea.
{ 0, yaas ma'am; livery thing is very
Elegant over there
3 And the gentleman, he is brother to
the Young lady, | suppose, said Mrs. Pry
interrogatively.
+" Bless yer. no, the lady is his wife, so
Mary says, said Betty, uprising her eve
bfexvs, at the same time, as though to
&'afhise With herlnistress' astonish,
nent
Not the old lady, you don't mean, Bet
ty
No the young one, to be sure | name, 2
said Betty
{ Why she isn't half as good looking as
UnPhrasia Ann. 0. dear, wish she,
poor dear, could get an offer" And Mrs.
Pry forgot all about making her new ac-
qnaintance, IN the lamentable prospect Of
her daughter being an old maid, from the
fact thar she was sixteen and had not had
an offer yet.