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Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-10
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No progress has yet been made in the
National Legislature, the House no, having
elected any Speaker. The more earnest
friends Of Banks feel sure that he will
eventually begchosen, either BY The opera.
lion Of The plurality rulesof Of the volunta.
~ absence of the Democratic and Know.
Nothing parties. The Republicans (such
Of them as are reliably hare dssermined
70 adhere 10 Banks. and. according to Mr.
Greeley, mean e 81. qaiei and vote, and
vote, and vote, until the Administration is
sufficiently ia need Of appropriations to
suffer the plurality vote to be adopted"
The Washington correspondent Of a
Boston paper describes the process of no.
ting for Speaker in the House:
"A deputy clerk rises and slowly and dis
Etinctly pronounces the full name of each
member. Mr.. William Aiken" - /" MIR.
Charles J.. Albright,' repeating ii three
times il there is no response; and SO on ia
alphabetical order through the 234. As
his name is called. the member answers
aloud. :. Banks" or Richardson" or who.
ever he votes for. If he has any explana-
ton or remark TO make in reference 10 his
vote he makes il, al the same time. After
the roll has been gone through with, those
who were absent or did not vote when their
names were called, (ihere are always len
or dozen such) rise aud request their
votes 70 be recorded, which il done. A
second deputy has KEEP, tally on printed
list, which he now passes over to the one
who called the rolf. He reads, :. Those
who voted for Mr.. Richardson are Messrs.
|-.-" &c., &C., and so on with
reference 10 the others. This recapitula.
tion occupies seven OF eight minutes; call.
ing the roll about twenty. A last opportu.
nifty is now afforded for any absentee to re.
cord his vote Finally third deputy who
has been counting up, hands the result in
figures to the clerk, which he announces,
Banks 1903; Richardson 81" &c.
An idea may be formed from this how
tedious the process is. Six callings Of the
roll without any debate, occupy as much
time as is usually spent in daily session.
VI course, every ten minutes the minority
can waste in unnecessary talk, and every
half hour they can compel to be wasted in
calling the yeas and nays on frivolous mo.
sions, is so much towards postponing an
election for another day.
The most Of the democrats and southern
know. no.hings sit on the right side Of the
House, the republicans on the left, though
there are Of course exceptions. All the
long speeches come, il will Be noted, from
the right. All the charges Of !. sectional
ism" threats Of IS disnnion /" nonse nsical
charges of !" intrigue /" personal explana-
tons" nearly all the motions to " adjourn
70 stake a secess," and calls for the " yeas
and nays" come from the same quarter
The moment any one Of thess is disposed
OF. there begins on the left murmur Of
"cali the roll-csll the roll. :" which in
crsases in volume until the roll Is called
This persistent determination Of the sup
poTiers Of Banks 10 sit and vote ill an or.
ganization is effected, and the equally per.
sistent determination on the other side to
Illustrate and prevent il, are the most no.
ticeabls things in the struggle.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-10

THE CoKNsoricur REeisrER for the
coming year, containing s.x,istics and 10.
formation Indispensable TO every anan Of
businesss may be found at the store Of
Messrs. Baldwin, South Street. r
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-10

MooRx's RuRAL New YoRKER we used
10 consider one of the best of our exchanges
--butbase seen nothing OF for some months
past How is lido you adopt the plan
followed by some metropolitan journals pf
requesting notice. and then forge. to ex.
changed s $50 s. ~ a@
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-10
state Agrlcuitural Society,

State AgrIcuitnrnl Society.
The annual meeting Of the Society was
heId u sBnwster's Hall. ins,Sew Hasen on
"Wednesday last Hon. Nalb1niel B. smith,
&C Woodbury., one 81 she Vice Prssidenss,
Thereport Of the Corresponding Secre-
fary VAS read. 1t gave sketch of the
ttansacfions during the year, and made a
number Of valubIe suggestions, relating to
the efficient transaction of its affairs 1t
presented q review fthe matters connected
with the late State Fair at Hartford the
SUCCESS which sttendedis was highly graft
flying, though the expenses had been very
great. The report was accepted the re-
ports Of tbs Treasurer and Executive Com
mites were also read and accepted. Aiet-
ter from Hon.S. A. Huntington, resigning
the Presidency Of the Society. was read
and ordered to be fled, and a UNANIMOUS
vote was passed, thanking Judge Hunt
ington for his past services. A
! An election was then had for President,
which resulted as follows: Nathaniel B.
Smith, Of Woodbury., 4s; Jas. r.. Pra,,,
Of Rocky Hill. 3; Scattering. 3.
The other officers chosen were:
We Presidents Charles H. Pond Of
Milford, and Norman Porter Of Berlin.
Directors Benajah H, Andrews. Wa
terbury; H A. Grant, Enfield; Erastus
Williams, Norwich Eliakim Hough, Dam
ieIsonviile; I. S. Gold, West e ornwsll !;
Brainerd Montague. Middietown R. r
Chainberiin. Coventry -
- Crresponding Secretarynenry A. Dy-
er Of Brooklyn.
Recording See,etsry-Prof. John A.
Porter OF New Haven.
Tyeosurer-Nathaniei A. Bacon Of New
Haven. 50
The afternoon was principally occupied
in discussing the propor,ioning of pteni-
INNS and questions interesting to farmers.
Messrs. Jas. T. Pratt. Of Rocky Hill, A.
H. Ellington of Norw4Ik, N. b. Smith Of
Woodbury., jasper Mariin Of West Hart
ford. and our Delegates in Congress, were
appointed representatives of the Society
at the annual meeting of shs U aitsd Siates
Agricultural Society, at Washington, on
the 9Th inst. @
A discussion. was had upon the location
Of the next Fair--complain,s were made
Of exorbisant charges by hotel keepers and
others last year-of the unftness Of the
ground whers the last Fair wac held, DC.
vote to the effect that the Executive CON-
miites should give the Fair to whatever
town presented the greatest advantages 10
regard to convenience of access. railroad
facilities, and hotel Accommodations, and
shosId. raise sum nj money to be fixed by
lhe committee, was passed unanimously.
and the nesting adjourned.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-10

D0NAT10N NISET.
The friends Of the Rev. Nj Swan pro-
pose making him ! Do6siisn visit on
Teassasy evening. TN II January If j,
sshooldbe vesys Stormy ~ skst ny. il wiz
be deferred sili he next eveni1e
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-10
!. FROM THE WAN 4.


The steamship Arago arrived al New
York oa SUNDAY fsom Havre, with London
dates q Dec. 18th Rumors IL peace. are
still ssshaent ID England add Francs. 4
messenger has gone from Vienna to 81
Peaershofg, as the bearer 81 n Ssws PROPOSE.
lions ofPeace. Invented 81 Asstria and s.
scented o BY both France and England
The terms thus submitted Is he Gear are
l. The Black Sea to be closed against war
ssssels Of al nations, Russian, Turkish
and other. 2. A general protec,ion Of the
great powers over the Chrisiisas~of Tur-
key. ,. The free navigation Of thu Danube
to be secured. 4. The fortressessof Boz
snatsund and SehastopoI mes % Sc rebuilt.
The Gar is TO have fortnight 10 consider
these proposals; it he rejsc.s them there
will be an end Of negotiations till after the
next campaign, in which there is a vague
notion that Austria will take some pat
II he accepts. new Conference will take
place at Dresden or Munich. Strong doubts
are expressed in London Of the acceptance
OF these propositions by the Gar.
II is affirmed that Sweden has ratified
the treaty with England and France. The
allied powers guarantee territorial integrity
with Sweden. and the latter engages no,
70 ALLEVIATE any part Of her territory to
Russia. Contracting parties also engage
to commnnica.e reciproeslly allpropositions
coming from Russia. Gas s So @
The surrender Of Kars is confirmed
Nine Paschas together with Gen. Williams
and $4,000 troops, were taken prisoners =
Among the munitions Of war were one
hundred field pieces and some heavy guns.
The Russian General Bsbu,of has ss-
tablished head suas.ers at Kutais. He in
tends shortly 70 resume the offensive against
Anakia and Redoubt KaIe. His army Is
abundan,ly supplied with rroyi.iens by
the Armenians. fThe,de6les between Mars
and Ezerouin are held by Russians. 50
Affairs in the. crimea are auie. Pre-
para,ions continue TO be made for the Bri,i.i,
Baltic Zee. agains. the spring operations.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-10

g. The large boarding house of the
Wesleyan Academy at Wilbrsbam, was
totally destroyed By ire. on Friday, the
4ih inst. TIE fiss was discovered ! lit.le
sefcs zen o'cisct IN the mornins. and took
in The astic, from aue- portion Of The
building was oh. and all Of ilwas 81 wood.
isahs hnny % gs,,iag oos fssnisare, sruaks,
w., trunk was shrowa upon The head q
MISC - John, Pupil AMI bosrder, from
shason, CO. She WAS !, 6sst believed 20
be very seriously hart hui - last accounts
asPnssasst iss sass msss lArsnsly.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-10

Whsre has IL 6sen!-A package Of letters
reached Fails Village LAST Friday, which
was mailed at Hartford July 4, 1854! In
the package was letter containing noie
of over 50 900. directed to the Iron Bank
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-10

So The National Agricultural Society
holds its annual meeting in the city ol
Washington, commencing its sessions this
week. John I. Andrew, Esq, OF Wesi
Cornwall, vice President OF the Society,
left home on Monday, Ms delegate from the
Conn. State Society. a,s ses sa ssg 4
Ii is also expected that the Hon. James
I Pratt Of Hartford Co., and seyera. other
gentlemen including our delegation in C on
gress.will act - delegates from the Agri-
cultural Society Of Ibis State.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-10

THE TAsLrs TUsxED ON SPIaIruALlsM.--
A Columbus paper. Ohio, states that Prot.
Spencerha has recently excited great sensa-
lion in Cincinnati, with his wonderful de-
velopemenis Of the pheuomena connected
with this mystery. He claims thai all this
can be accounted for on scientific and phil
osophical principles, ~ iihouts reference 10
spirits at all. Prof. Spencer performs all
his experiments with persons from the au-
dience, Tho are sceptics--as well as him-
self. - - 49, Z s.....s...sz. !, /,
He makes the tables tip and dance about,
answers questions, spells the names Of the
spirits invoked, and in short does all that
any. medium can do. He denies that tables
sver move without contact, and offered one
thousand dollars in Cincinnati to any one
who could move table. The offer was
accepied-the medium failed, before an
audience Of two thousand persons.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-10

OLD TiaEs.-Six Of the weaitkiest and
mos.respectable citizens OF Boston. seven.
~ years aga were bakers. A wsites in
ihe Transcripts says the late Col. Joseph
May remembered when these bakers were
in the habit of going on ahorseback IL
Philadelphia, with specie in their values
behind Them. 10 make their purchases oil
-four. which wsss sent home BY packsts>-2-
This josrnsysnsually occupied from two 70
thsse weekss and eiiSsy had up saoses ia
chsseA sskiag diyias prots-tion from its
perils. sss 80 ssas I Nc.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-10

$780, q : ~
Lear YEAs.-The Springfield Republic
can chronicles the drs. Developments .of
leap year as follows aaA party Of twenty
two ladies' and gentlemen from ocksille.
Conn.,, visited this city on Friday, in Tho
capacity Of sleighing party, dining and
taking supper at the Msssssois iiosse, md
visiting the Armory and other Of The prom
inent features Of Springfield The ladies
acted as escorts fc1 he gentlemen, ordering
the meals, Paying The billa and FURNISHING
the comfor.s q DE ssip esaszaliy. We
shall hope q record many ffuits q this
leap year gsllzstsy among our nasrinoni.l
aassssssnsais ksfassi ~ ysas Il svss. 3.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-08
CuRIOuS FEAT.

! Some time since wager was Laid as follows:
50 viii bet any man $500 that he cannot make
Ione million strokes with.a pen and ink within
month. They were not to be mere scratches
or dots, but fair down strokes, such as form the
.child's first lesson in writing. A gentleman ac-
.cepted the challenge. The month allowed was
four weeks or twenty Eight days; so that, for the
completion of the undertaking, an average of
sc, 000 strokes day were required. This, at 60
a minute, or 5, 600 an hour, (and neither the hui
man intelleetnor the human hand canbe expect
ed to do more, would call for 10 hours labor in
every D. With proper feeling of respect for
the observance of the Sabbath, he deteTminedt to
abstain from work on Sunday, and by his deter
nlination he diminished By days the period al
lowed him, at the same time, by so doing, he in
creased the daily average of his strokes to up
wards of II 900 strokes On the first day he
executed about so, 900 strokes! on the second,
nearly as many. But at length, after some days,
the hand became stiff and weary, the wrist swol-
len, and it required the constant attendance of
relative friend to besprinkle it, without inter
rupting its progress over the paper, with To-
ton calculated to inyigorate it, On the 23d day
the million strokes, exceeded by some few thou
sands, to make assurance d0nbly sure, were
accomplished, and the piles of paper that exhi
bit them, testify that to the courageous heart,
the willing hand, and the energetic mind moth
ing is absolutely impossible. These interesting
papers were claimed by the person who paid the
wager
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-08

A LAWYER rOsED.-'.lyillian, look up, and
tell us who made you. Do you know!"
William, who was considered fool, screwed
his face, and looked thoughtful and somewhat
bewildercd, and slowly answered, Moses, L
'spose."
addressing the Court, "the witness says he sup
poses Moses made him. This certainly is an
intelligent answer. More so than supposed
him capable of giving, for it showshc has some
faint idea of the Scriptures. But submit, may
it please the Court, that this is not sufficient to
justify his being sworn as Il witness. No. sir,
tits not such an answer as witness qualified
to testify should give"
Mr. Judge" said the fool ''may ask the
lawyer a question:
Certainly" repliedthe Judge, TASK himany
question You please"
wal, then, Mr.. Lawyer, who do you s'pose
made you?"
aaron, 'spose," said the counsellor, imita-
ting the witness.
After the mirth had somewhat subsidized, the
witness exclaimed
''Wal, now, we do read in the Good Book that
Aaron once made calf but who'd thought
that the tarnal critter had got in here?"
The poor counsellor was laughed down.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-08

Expensive LuxURIEs.-It is a greatcomfert to
the British people to possess Royal Family,
and they take exceeding satisfaction in maintain
ing in vOluptuous laziness all the members there
of We should think that John Bull ,could get
tired of the expense. Not to speak of the mil
lions which are paid to the Queen, the following
annuities do sound to Yankee ears very burden
some They were paid in the last fiscal year:
To Her Royal H:ghness the Duchess of Glou-
cester $50, 900; the Trustees of His Royal High
ness Leopold George, King of the BeIgians $780,,
900; Her Royal Highness 1.-THE Duchess of Cam
bridge 10000; His Royal Highness Prince Al
bert, 10000; the Duchess of Kent, 10000;
Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta of
Mecklenburg Strelitz, $4,000; His Royal High
ness the Duke Of Cambridge, 10000; Her Royal
IIighness the Princess of Cambridge, Is, 900;
His serene Highness the Prince of Mecklenburg
Strelitz, S,94l.S2 The Archbishops and Bish-
ops of England are beloved by Bull next to the
blood regal. But that they are awfully expcn-
sive, as the following list Of annual salaries, re-
turned to Parliament, will show: To the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, Sls5, 900; Archbishop of
York, $4,000; Bishop of Durham, $4,000
Bishop of London, $4,000; Bishop of Win
chester, 10000; Bishop of Ely, $4,000; nine
others on an average, $4,000; the rest on an az
eFage, $4,000.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-08

COLLEGE ISsURREc11oS.-The students of the
South Carolina College have been engaged in an
extensive riot and resistance to the civil author
tiles One of the students had been arrested
and taken to the guard house for drunkenness,
and the following scene occurred:
| As soon as he was lodge there the cry of Col
lege' was raised by the students, and in less
| than two minutes, 100 students were present,
all armed with pistols, bowie knives, swords,
hatchets and clubs, and rushed to the guard
house crying, out! QUIT After cutting all the
doors and windows into fragments, they rushed
in upon the Chief, each student giving him a
wound with knife, bludgcon, or sword, and then
| thew him out of the second story window7on to
the brick pavement. The alarm bell was then
rang to call the citizens together but too late to
| be of any service to the police. This morning
about 10 o'clock the alarm bell runG again. On
arriving at the guard, house, found the stu
dents and several Of the citizens "going in lem
ons' with pistols, swords, and bowie knives
Several of the students were carried to their re-
spective home, dreadfully cut and bruised.
The students had sworn to kill the policemen,
and they broke into the guard house, where he
had been put for safety, and pulled him out in
front of it, where they were each giving him a
blow with their clubs, and some ofthem cutting
I himwith bowie-knives. The. few citizens that
were present rushed upon them and they had &
dreadful muss The alarm bell was again rung
to summon the military companies, and III a
short time five military companies were present,
including the artillery, clearing the sidewalk.
| Tuesday Night, Feb. 19.-The military arc
now stationed around the guard house and jail,
prepared to give the students warm reception.
Tie students have made several threats Tonight
and the military will be kept under arms, !
think, several DAYS The Mayor says they
shall not dispense till peace is declared. The
students say they will not submit to any peace
proposals till they have murdered Bcdell, Cli,i
of the Police.
One Of the students died this afternoon, and
others arc expected to die tonight. Bedell, |
understand, died tonight Three of the police
have been murdered by these rutiianS since my
arrival here.
Thursday, -20--The students have dispatched
| one of their number Of Charleston for the pur-
pose Of purchasing ammunition, finding theciti-
zeas of this place will not sell to them. Thcy
have also procured rifles from neighboring
town, under false prctences, and were moulding
| or having secured the key of their armOrY on
Tuesday, they sent messenger to him this
morning, stating that if he did not give. up the
key they would break open the arinory. Here
fused to do So and they broke it open and pro-
cured the weapons therein.
FridaT, 21.-The Governor went to the camp
US this evening and demanded the arms from the
students, telling them if they did not surrender
hewould fire upon them. This being done, they
gave up their arms.
AT last accounts the exercises of the College
had been suspended on account of these proceed
ings.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-08

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE MARYLAxD.-A bill
has just passed the legislature of MARYLAND, and
will doubtless receive the Executive sanction,
''to establish and endow an agricultural College
and Model Farm This stiPulates that as soon
as at least two thousand shares of the stock of.
such college, at twenty-five dollars per share,
tmaking an aggregate offitty thousand dollars,
s5aI have been subscribed, such subscribers
the purposes set forth; and as soon as organized
under this act, and annually thereafter, they
shall receive from the treasury of the State of
Maryland the sum of six thousand dollars in aid
Of its objects.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-08
EAR AND EYE.
Drs. EBRUN & DUFTON.
OCIiLISTS AND a ARTISTS

R. LEBRCS oilers to those suffering from Deafness his
IL inU6k6 auTHI remedies, which have been successful
10 nearly three Thousand dcaness These
remedies have been pronounced by Dr kramCr Berlin
and Deeau Of Paris, and Curtis Pitcher OF Londo the
m0st wonderful applied for diseases Internal and
middle They comprise different courses for the va
TOus diseases that effect the external middle ear
II the disease Is confined to the external their effects
apparent the fifth or sixth day. Dr. LEBRUN 7cdyanis
cure Ia sreTH case, when the Is perfect in its
ton. He has eighteen certificates from those who have been
deaf from infancy whose hearing completely
and they now enabled to LsdTa HS l0n1p00s! Over
twentysrven hundred cases OF deafness been
fully treated by him. Certificates effect may be seen
application.
In all ofdeaness arising from Inflammation tirI
ehiHG, PsS5rrtOE Of the ElenIbraHn tiDIDGHf
usually called the drum; " Inflammation OF iaeut-
bTdnS of the yadnE6 and sMsfshHiE tube with 1cu-
A1ti0n Of 6lucus; nsTrOs Injections, 0lypls RrOls dc
when the disease can be traced to Scarlet TynIuS Bill
mercurial medicines gatherings OF childhood
&c the sense can, in ae4y ereFy instance, be rektOrcd
Where want Of secretion apparent the 'auory canal
being dry and Scay when the deafness accompanied with
nOies in the ike Eustug OF leaves chrpng of insects
falling water ringing OF bells, puSaoIs discharges
ter when in STOPPING position sensation rush
Of blood TO the head had taken place the hearing
perfectly acute where there Is much noise acute
in duh and cloudy weather, when cold been taken
the pursued BY Dr.. LEBRUS is considered i1f
NJS6.
DR. DUFToN the only practitioner in the United States
who practise the painless and successful in
treating ell diseases to which the eye Il subject Where
other have failed to afford relief he asks all
such fair and impartial trial. Patients, by sending
few particulars Of eT case, have remedies any
Fsst.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-08

ANrsrSc BLuSDERs2rhe Paris correspondent
of the New York Tribune gives US an amusing
proof Of the fact that The European papers do
not understand America, a blunder ofthe Eman-
cipation Beige congratulating the State of Ohio
on having elected negro, Governor of the Com
monwealth-the BelgianI journalist having at
tached a literal sense to the political designa-
account of some scattering votes on the ballots
for Speaker. it seriously speaks of Mr.. Scatter
ing for the Speakership
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-08
APE Vol SICK


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