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Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-07-03

fGEs. WALKER. The Washington National Intel;i-
seneer has Information from persons we'll Informed in
Central American affairs, that the recent report that
Costa RIGA had recognized Walkers government and
abandoned hostiiitcs against him, is gross fabrica
ton, aud tina. according to the very Latest adyees
from that country, the army ready again to take
the field a soon as the concerted attack by
Ia. Salvador and Honduras might begin-which at
tssk they expected would close, in a few days the
career Of General Walker whose forces 1t is stated
were perishng by SCORES from yellow fever, cholera
and other epidemic diseases a sss
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-07-03

An accident occurred on SATURDAY 10 Mrs David
Strong of NapEens Mhie resulted q Ter death soon
afsss She was riding With her SON behindse young
Iheiss. and shsn .boss ! mae south Of theosnser,
tbe animal became yhsene and 18th were thrown
frvin the wagsn-the yong ran receiving consider,
allie. though no sctions injury. Ms- Strong was
sensible after the accident, but failed rapidly and
died soon after she was carried home Her age was
about Iitty.
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The Legislature.

RESOLUTIONS were passed in both houses to adjourn
on saturday-but it finally agreed to hold over.
1t is expected they will break up to-day. The laws
to be published will not occupy as much space as
they have fer the last two or three years,
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-07-03

FtsE. The millinery store of l.. G. Cartss in
Minsted caight FIRE on Friday morning last.
Tie s.ock Of Afr. Z. was almost entirely ruined.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-07-03

TAE ADNIssIos OF Kansas INTO ruE Uxsax immesii-
asely b No longer to b. hoped for. The bill to that
eject was killed IN the House of Representatives on
Monday, thrsugh the sasrts Of Dunn IT Iadiaaa and
sth~s II hksseanp.sss - q as
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-07-03

The New YoRK HERALD of the 81 instant, enters
DR.. Robert Hunter Of that city The Editor Of tho
Herald says No man, will venture 10 say, In tho
whole anals of the profession has ever introduced
u more Important innovation on the old system M
practice or gained in ~ short space of time NOR,
converts to his opinions Amongst these he has 10
reckon some Of the faculty itself forced to conviction
ny the proofs that daily fall under their observation
But the most incontroyertilc evidence of tho cncts
conferred by Dr. Hunters mode Of treatment Am
diseases OF the lungs is to be- found in the CITY In
spector's report. BY these documents il IL shown
that the dn'inutien in the mortality from eons,m,-
ton during the Et three months Of the year ls5s
's compared with the corresponding three months of
1893 and 1854, was nearly twenty-five per cent.
comparing the first quarter Of the present wear with
the frst three months vi the years 1854 and 1855
the diminution is still more remarkable auosnti,s,
to more than 81 per cent. Now, we know from the
vast number Of cases treated and cures effected bv
Dr. Hunter during the periods referred In that IA.
efforts contributed, not to produce all nj lut The
greater share Of this Improvement. The sever;tx ~
The past winter would have increased ipute,. ~ A..
nihlsllcd the mortality arising from pulmonary dis
es'ses' had not There been some new and ro~,,sf,a
counteractiig influence ut work. 90 -
Embroidered by these results, and having the mo..
entire confidence in the inhalation system DR.. HIM.
ter now comes forward to challenge the faculty ID
fair and open Investigation of his theories. He sax.
and says truly that IL is not right to confinc the A..
cussion to medical Journals which are the mere a.
o. the interests and prejudces Of particular
individuals societies or schools He claims the wh,,.
PUBIC 'or his audience. and he leaves to them H. A.,
'is'on Of the merits Of the CONTROVERSY. -
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-07-03

MORE SPLITTING The Hard and Soft Demoe,...
viii not unite in New York, but have called Co.,.
state Conventions to nominate Presidential eleeo,.
Inc softs meet at Syracuse on tbs sOth Of J.lx -.
the Hards at the same place on the 9Th Of Ar.,,-s
INC oo psneenos between the two fActiops Is ssn,.
N"a' tedious but the only difference betvs., -.
Is which shsltswalluwup TIE o.her,S-s is,s "a :
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ASHLAND, ASHLAND COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY NOR

not allow SO much as the shadow OF i'm
probability to darken it, for it's reality
is what you actually witness, and you
never think of questioning the evidence
of observation. It is wonderful-it is
passing wonderful-that the same God,
whose presence is diffused through i'm
lnensity, and who spreads the ample
canopy of his administration over all its
dwelling places, should with an energy
as fresh and unexpected as if he had on
ly begun the work of creation, turn him
to the neighborhood around us, and law
ish on its every hand breadth all the ex-
uberance of His goodness, and crown it
with many thousand varieties of con-
scious existence. ..zr.f.s.,...
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afisefllaueons.
TEACHINGS OF THE TELESCOPE
AND MICROSCOPE.
BIZ THOMAS CHALMERS.


When look around on the wondrous
scene that is Immediately before me
and see that in every direction it is a
scene of the most various nd unwearied
actiyity-and expatiate on all the beau
ties of that garniture by which it is
adorned, and on all the prints of design
and of benevoleDce which abound in it
and think, that the same God which holds
the universe, with its every system, in
the hollow of His hand, pencils every
flower, and gives nourishment to every
blade of grass, and actuates the move
msnts of every living thing, and is not
disabled by the weight of his other
cares, from enriching the humble de-
partment of nature occupy, with
charms and Recommendations of the most
anbounded yariety-then surely, if
message, bearing every mark of authen-
ITCHY, should profess to come to me from
God, and inform me of his mighty do
ings, for the happiness of cur species, it
Is not for me, in the face of all this eEi- 1
dence, to reject it as tale of imposture,
because astronomers have told me that
He has SO many other worlds and other
orders of beings to attend to !, and when
I think that it we're a deposition of Him
from His supremacy over the creatures
He has formed, should single sparrow
fall TO the ground without his appoint
ment, then let science and sophistry try
to cheat me out of my comfort, as they
may=Iswill let 60 the achor of my con-
fdence IN God-I will not be afraid, for
7 am of more value than many sparrows.
But it was the telescope that, by
piercing the obscurity which lies between
us and distant worlds, put Infdelity in
possession of the argument against
which We are now contending4 But,
about the time of its invention, another
instremeut was formed, which had laid
open seene no less wonderful, and re-
warded the inquisitive spirit of man with
4 discovery which serves 10 neutralize
the whole force of this argument, This
Eas the microscope. The one led me
to see system in every star. The 9TH
er leads me to see world in every at
ON. The one taught me that this nigh |
" globe, with the whole burden of it's
people and its countries, is but q grain |
Of sand onthe field of immensity. The
other teaches me that every grain of
sand may harbor within it the tribes
and the families of busy population.
The one told me of the insignifcanee of
the world I tread upon. The other re-
deems It from all insignifcanee for it
tells me that in the leaves of every for
est and the flowers Of every garden and |
IN the waters of every rigules. there are
worlds tseming with life, and number
less are the glories of the frmament-
The ono has suggested to me that be-
yobd and above al that is visible to
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a TALE ABOUT a HEAD.

Jake, was little buck negro, who be-
longed to DR.. Taliaferro, and was said
to have in his little frame heart as big
as General Jackson's, to say nothing Of
Napoleon Bonaparte aud Zack Taylor.
He didn't fear even Old Nick and as
for coolness-he was as cool as the tips
top of the North Pole.
One day, DR.. Taliaferro, upon occa-
sion of the commencement Of Medical
College, of which he held the Chair of
Anatomy, gave dinner. Among his
guests was wellsknown yentriloqaist-
Late in the evening, after the bottle had
done its work, the conversation turned
upon courage. and the Doctor boasted
considerably of the lion-heart Of bis ia
vorite man, Jake He offered to bet
that nothing could scare him and this
bet the ventriloquist took up, naming az
the same time the test he wanted inn
posed Jake was sent for and came
g Jake, said the Doctor, !. I have :
alarge sum of money on your head, and
you must win it. Do, you think yop
can ?'
Berry bell, massa, Y replied Jake ;
jess tell dis nigga what he's to do, an
he'll do it, shure.."
"I want you to go to the dissecting-
room. You will find two dead bodies
there. Cut off the head of one with .
large knife which you will find there.
and bring it to US. You must not take
light, however and don't get fright
ened."
OATS all, is it?" inquired Jake
e Oh, berry bell. III do dat shure. for
sartin; and ss.sfor bein' frighten. the
debbil himself amt a gwine to -frighteu
men
Jake accordingly set off, and reach
ing the dissecting room, groped about
until he had found the knife and bodies.
He had just applied the former to the.
neck of one of the latter, when, from
the body he was about to decapitatesa
hollow and sepulchral voice exclaimed
/" Let my head alone ~ e - sss'-
Eyes, sab" replied Jake, amt
'ticler; and tudder head II do jes as
we'll"
He accordingly put the knife to the
neck of the next corpse, when another
voice, equally unearthly IN its tones
shrieked out
Let ny head alone ~ -.
Jake was puzzled at first, but answer
ed presently,
Look yah! Massa TelliFer sedsI
must bring one OBJ de heads, and you
isn't gwine to fool me, nohowIp and
Jake hacked away until be separated
the head from the body. Thereupon
half dozen voices screamed out 80
Bring it back Bring 1t back - -
Jake had reached the door, but, on
hearing this, turned round and said
Now. now, see yah Jes you keep
quiet, you deuce OBJ fool, an don't
wake up de women folk. Massa's only
gwine to look at de bumps
e Bring back my head at once ~ cried
the voice.
"Tend to you, right away, sab y re-
piled Jake, as he marched off with the
head; and in the next minute deposited
it before the Doctor. =, -
so you've got it, I see,p said bis
master. 4s
Yes, sah," replied the unmosed
Jake, "but please to be done lookin' at
him soon, kass the geuaplin told me 10
fotch him back right array 81
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the treasures they might disentomb.-
The diggincs of California would
be far less proftabic
A visit to the famous Museo Bor6on-
ico was reqisite adjunct to our excur-
sion to Pompeii; for here are deposited
the superb specimens of Grecian art
found among the ruins, besides many
that had been discovered in Rome and
its neighborhood.
The single apartment devoted to
gems, to canoes, intaglios, rings, bro
ches, bracelets, and the like would fur
nish instructive study for week. I
can easily conceive the enjoyment of
your connoisseur lady readers would ex-.
perience in examining with the miscro-
scope intaglios, not larger than a penny,
but of such exquisite workmanship that
the King was offered by French no.
bleman $4,000 for three of them
(How we Yankees like to estimate by
dollars The offer was declined. Nor
can l pass by In silence the world-fa-
nous onyx cameo, found in the Mauso-
leum of Adrian, and valued at $780,
600, on one side of which is cut the
head of Medusa, and on the other the
apothesis of Ptolmey. 1t is about nine
inches in diameter, and SO highly did
Adrian esteem 1.-THE most precious
specimen of photographic art then in the
world-that he resolved death even
should not snatch it from him, and that
the tomb which received his remains
should also be its final casket. It is
said to have been fastened to the breast
of the dead Emperor, and hole drilled
through the centre of the stone would
seem to warrant the conjecture
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HINTS FOR THE FIREsIDE.


The happiest hours of our lives, per-
haps, are spent at table. The humblest
fare, with the society of few friends
whom we esteem, or whom we have not
met for years, becomes the nucleus of "a
world of enjoyment-even the very bad
ness of the food is sometimes, on such an
occasion, the source of contented mirth
and drollery; but bad manners can new
er please. The heart dilikes them more
than the palate dislikes sour bread or
weak ale' Good manners will strength
en- the ale and swe eten the. bread. More
over, good manners are of far more i'm
portance at home than they are abroad.
It is usual for people to put on their
best manners to strangers. This is
wrong. Our best manners should be
worn every day at our own fresides.-
Let strangers be contended with some
thing less refined. What is it that alien
ates wife from husband, husband from
wife, parent from child, child from pa
rent, and makes brothers and sisters
quarrel, and ultimately dislike one an
other? If you trace these evils to their
real source you will probably find it
some apparent trife, which is first dis
approved of, then disliked, then hated,
and hated the more, because, in attempt
:..k. o..,ook - - - Al n ~, o,-a v,oreistad
in. Wherever there is want of will
to please, an indifference to the feelings
of our co-mates, and satisfaction in do
ing that which we have found to annoy
them, there is a beginning of the domes-
tic strife; brother parts with brother,
and finds another companion-sister be-
comes alien from sister-wife sets up an
interest other own, and plots against
her husband-and reunion becomes i'm.
possible by the train of offenses which
follow in succession. We do not affirm
that such evils are to be prevented,
merely by correction of the bad habits to
which we have alluded, for they are,
merely peculiar class of bad habits,
and form only part of the whole system
ofrudeness which is too prevalent among
all classes. But they are by far too i'm
portant to be overlooked in the question
of good manners, and even of good NOR.
ais, which are nothing more or less than
good manners, which We enjoy. Love
and friendship can only last while good
last. The lover and mistress
show their best to one another. They
DO not put on their common attire when
hey meet, but array themselves in all
her charms and what charms are more
beautiful or more bewitching than those
IF good behavior? :? When they begin to
,ool, they begin to neglect the rules of
,tiquette. The lover divests himself of
lis chivalry, and, therefore of his digni-
y and beauty-the spell is broken.
The mistress finds it give way, and frets
md loses her regard for him. She now
ares not what he thinks of her. She
viii beautify herself before him. She
loes SO. He makes another discovery
-he sees deformity another breakage
axes place, the illusion vanishes, and
he two parties, once so devoted, so po-
ite, are now rude, vulgar, and even
oarse to each other.
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had been 50 long familiar, and which he
now looked upon for the last time OF
earth; raising his eyes at length and
/ glancing at the serious countenances
now bent upon his, he said solemnly and
with much feeling:
!" He was faithful servant and a true
Christian if you follow his example
and live as helived, none of you need
fear, when the time comes for you to lay
here
: "A patriarch, with the snow Of eighty
winters on Lis head, answered - a
Master, it is true, and We will try
to live like him" ~
There was murmur of general assent
and after giving some instructions rela-
tive to the burial, we returned TO the
dwelling. 81
A bout nine o'clock servant appeared
with the notice that they were ready
to move, and to know if further instruc-
tions we're necessary. My host remark
ed to me that, by stepping into the piaz-
"a, I would probably witness, to me, a
novel scene. The procession had moved
aad its route led within few yards of
the mansion. There were at least one
hundred and fifty negroes, arranged four
deep, and following wagon in which
was placed the coffin. Down the entire
length of the line, at intervals of few
feet on each side were carried torches
of the resinous pine, and here called
light wood. A bout the centre was sta
toned the the black preacher, a man of
gigantic frame and stentorian lungs, whe
gave out from memory the words of
hymn suitable for the occasion. The
Southern negroes are proverbial for the
melody and compass of their voices, and
l thought that hymn, mellowed by dis
tance, the most solemn and yet the sweet
est music that had ever fallen upon my
ear. The stiffness of the night and
strength of their voices enabled me to
distinguish the air at the distance of
half mile.
It was to me strange and solemn
scene, and no incident of my life has i'm
pressed me with more powerful emo
tions than the night funeral of the poor
negro. For this reason have hastily
and most imperfectly sketched its lead
ing features. Previous to retiring to
'an y room, I saw in the hands of the
daughter of the lady at whose house I
stopped for the night, number of the
Home Journal, and it occurred to me to
send this to your paper, perfectly indif-
ferent whether it be published or not.
I am but brief sojourner here. hail
from colder cline, where it is our
proud boast that all men are free and
equal. I shall return to my Northern
home deeply impressed with the belief
that dispensing with the name of free
dom, the negroes of the South are the
happiest and most contented people on
the face of the earth.
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I. GBe q Sfluss.. J.
shanghai Hen Linden.


"A kerio-tragic poem, some relation to Her
Hen Linden. Sacred to the memory of it
Hero, hom may the fates speedily transfer tt
immortality
DEDIoArrD TO MRS. l. eRocEn. 5s
And generally supposed to be written by
CO q - THE AUTHOR. ass =
@Delenda est Carthago
lasl -1ll 80 s--5l -
In Sing Sing when the sun was low.
Not many a hundred years ago, y s2t1
"A Amighsy shahghaRs awful crow = sf,sk
Broke on the deep tranquilety. ~
Bat Sing Sing saw another sight.
When the rooster rose at dead of night,
To exteFminate in deadly fight,
His long leg'd Shanghai majesty.
Then rushed the battles dreadful tide
Then dew the feathers far and wides-;, Z
But louderthan all else beside sos q.
The Shanghai erOwed triumphantlY.
In gown and night cap all arrayed,
The neighborhood awoke dismayed,
Cursed the unusual serenade
In terms of great severity.
Each sleeper started from his bed,
And wished the noisy rascal dead,
And muttered vengeance on his head
With deep heartfelt sincerity.
The combat deepensi On ye bravei
Devote that Shanghai to the gravel
Wave. roosters. ali thy feathers wave
And crow with all thy deviltry.
The battles ended Now once more
The neighbors slumber as before,
And thanks arise to heaven DER
The downfall of the enemy.
,Tis morn-but scarce the lark's high note
Der hill and vale begins to float.
Ere that internal Shanghai's throat
az Pours forth its dread artillery.
But longer yet those legs viii grow,
If fate lays not the monster low,
And louder yet the wretch will crow,
Unless death seals his destiny.
All few would mourn, or many weep.
II some dark holes secure retreat,
About two hundred fathoms deep
Would be that Shanghai's .sepulchre.
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A ROMANTIC INCIDENT AT SEBEsTo-
poL.-A soldier who was present at the
capture of Scbastopol, relates in letter
to his friends the following romantic
story: -
"a party of our men belonging to
different regiments, were patroling from
house to house, in search of plunder. In
one of the houses they came across a
beautiful young female, about II or Is
years of age. Ofcourse some ignorance
was shown amongst the party, who COM
menced to drag her about, and would
have used violence to her, had not a
young man belonging to the 18th taken
a muskct and threatened to blow the
first mans brains out that laid fin
ger on her; whereupon the young woman
few to this man, and clung to him for
protection. She followed him all the
way back to the camp; when coming in
sight of his camp he beckoned her to re-
turn-but no, she would not leave him.
Whether she had fallen in love with him
at first sight don't know. But she
came with him. As soon as he got there
he was instantly confined for being alb
sent when the regiment was under arms.
She followed him to the guard tent, and
cried after him. The Colonel of his reg
iment seeing the affection she bore. him,
roIaosod hin, opd cont them both m
Gen. Harris, where an interpreter was
got and she related the whole affair to
them. It turned out that she was the
Generals daughter with some thousands.
She was beautifully attired, and carried
a gold watch, and wore set of bracelets
of immense value. The young man is
now about to be married to her. She
will not leave him on any account what
ever and if he is not lucky dog,
don't know who is.n
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wH1oH is WHIoH.-Mrs. Pepper got
the better of the philosopher the other
day, in arguing the question whether wo-
men or men talk the most,
!" You say woman can talk man
most to death, . said Mrs. p, but I'd
like to know if Sampson didn't jaw
thousand Philistines to death 2"
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CHILDISH SIMpL1c1Ty-It is customa-
ry in many of our city churches for the
congregation to join in singing the last
hymn. On Sunday last, gentleman,
accompanied by hir little girl of some
FIVE years of age, strayed into one of the
aforesaid churches, and his fine voice
materially assisted the choir in getting
through with " Winchester" just be-
fore the benediction the little girl OBJ
serving the fine effect produced by her
parent on the occupants of the surround
ing pews, cried out in an audible voice,
+" Papa, please sing Wilkins and his
Dinah = n-- Boston Post
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AN ORIerNAL ANEcDoTE. The Port.
land Argus relates that Capt K.,E .
shrewd steamboat captain from the
State of Maine, caught {: Jeremy Did
dler,', on board his boat, one day, as he
was making from Boston to down cast
and pinned him up in good style. II
seems the fellow laid a traverse to get
clear of paying his fare, and insisted
to the clerk that be had paid, but lests
his ticket. 9 = sstss .-a-s
Whom did you pay Z" asked the
clerk. - SD
He rather guessed it was the captain
SO D. was summoned to the conference
Oh, yes, yes" said Captain &, .,sait
appears to me do recollect. Let me
see; you gave me FIVE dollar bill sss
g Yes" says the Diddler, did.'n
!" And gave you your change in hal
dollars, didn't ?" (The fare was only
half dollar-competition was high: -
q Yes,' says Jeremy, that's it'll
recollect it perfectly :s.as 80 -
:" Very well, . says Captain K,s.sI
won't dispute your word for any thing
but if you please, 7 should ziketo see ttss,.
halues.' sSss.i 49, .asssoss =
E9 A western npedagogue, steach.
ing tho young idea how to shoot, found
it very difficult to impress the ietteEG Gff
upon the memory Of an. urchin of four
years He finally asked the young:
hopeful, by the way Of illustration. g =
{. What does your father sag 70 the
horses when he wants them to turn tos
the right P'' ssssssassss
Hep git along, 2,4oln exclaimed
the youthful prodigy, his countenance
lit up with animateion- saal9
The teacher has since adopted diff
ferent manner of ofillustratipg his subject