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Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
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SPRING a.OOIsSI

YA1 II. RICHARDS has just returned from New -H York with a spcndi assortment of cloths tassimercs, Ecstngs. Trimmings,
 Ready Made Clothing, anl large stock of Gents Furnishing Goods which he will sell cheap, for cash.
 Out of Season and ill Season. M have just returned from Mtka with we'll selected .l stock of NEW Goops consisting of d few very pretty style Sprg DeLd,nlS Caicocs of entirely new designs and patterns, heavy brown shectinys and s'lirings, blcached shirtngs and linens. with good assortment of house keeping Goods which offer at low prices for cash or exchange
 X. G. BRADFORD Wc'cour,Ve
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
PIANO FORBES.

cSr received, new supply from ALBEIT W. eS LtDD Co.,, of Boston, and HARLEroN X BRo- THEIRS of New York.
 All wishin:, to purchase, invited to cali and examine them. AEvID DAYTON
 Wocottvile, Nov. ,, 1856. tf-2S
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
PATENT .NEDICLyCES.
Ayers Cathal.tic Pills.
SUGAR COATED.


 A RE made to cleanse the blood and cure the 1A sick. lnvalids, Fathers, Mothers Physicians, Phlanhropsts read their effects and judge of their virtues. For the cure of Headache, Sick Headache Foul Stomach
 INDIGESTION AND INpERITY THE BLOOD
 Pl1TsBURG, PA. May l. 1855 DR J. c. AVER. Sir I have been repeatedly cured of theworst headache any body can have by dose or two of your Pills It seems to arise from foul stomach. which they cleanse at once If they VIII cure others as they do me. the fact is worth knowing. Yours with great respect.
 ED w. TREBLE, Clerk of Steamer Clarion.
 BILIOUS DISORDERS AND LIVER COMPLAINTS Department ofthe Interior, Washington. D c 7F.b ,G SIR have used your Pills in my general and bns. Pltal prlctce ever since you made them and cannot Ssltate 10 say they re the best chartic we en,plov tneii regulating action the liver is quick and de clded, consequently they are an admirable rem,I,, TOT arrangements of that organ. Indeed have sci up lohd case ot bilious disease so olstnat that 1t did not readily yield to them. Fraternallv vonrs ALoNzo BALL, M D., Physician of the Marine Hospital
 DYsENTERY, RELAX AND WORMS Post Office Hartland Liv. O., Mich. Nov 16. 1855 DR. AVER Your Pills are the perfection of me,ii- cine They have done my wife more good than can tell you. She had been sick and pining away for months Went off to be doctorcd at great expense. but got no better. She then commenced taking you1 Pills, which soon cured her, by cxpelling large uuan titles of worms ;'icad) from her body They after wards cured her and two children of blood dysen teIy One of our neighbors had it bad and my wife cured him with two doses of your Pills while others around us paid from five to twenty dollars doctors 6lS and lost much time without being cured entirely even then Such a medicine as yours. which is ac- tually good and honest. will be prizcd hcre GEO. J. GRIFFIN, Postmaster
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
BLACkWOOD'S MAGAZINE The British Quarterly Reviews
 Great Inducements to Subscribe!
Cost reduced 50 to 75 Der cent

OOSS ASOuSNu oo SO to pCT cent L. SCOTT & CO.,, New York. con,inue
 to publish the following British
 Periodicals. viz:
 l. THE LONDON QUARTERLY (Co,. servative)
 3 THE EDINBURGH REVIEW ,Wbio, , 3. THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW (Free Churrh.)
 4 THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW (Lib"ral.)
 5 BLACKWOOD's EDINBURGH MAGA- ZINE 'iofy)
 rhese Periodicals ably represent the three great poilic" parties of Great Bfitain-Whiu Tory. and Radica,-bu' politics form only one feature of their character. As organs of the mos, profound writers on Science. Literature, Morali,v and Religion. they stand they evc1 have stood unrvailed in ike world of letters, being conSid- cred indispensable to the scholar and the pfo(+s- sionai man. while to the intelligent reader of every class they furnish correct and satiS- factory record of Ihe curren, literature ot the day. thrnughout the word than can be possibly ob- tainrd from any other source.
 E44RLT COPIES
 The receipt nf Advance Sheets from the British publishers gives additional value 10 these Re prints. lna>ulnch as they can he placed in the han,s of subscribers about as soon as the o1i ginal editions.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
Groceries and Provisions.

adapted for this market His long experience in this branch of trade enables him to present stock of articles unsurpassed by any dealer in this the adjacent towns. He will sell as cheap, and in many instances, cheaper than any merchant in the eouu- try and his Goods arc of the choicest and most de sirabls descriptions. HAMS anu PORK cured un- der his immediate charge. Also, ae assortment Of BlRD-CAGES, Canary Birds, Seed, and general Bird and Cage Fixtures Also, Glass, Earthen and Wooden Ware. Bstting Wicking and General Kitchen Articles. Likewise, A fine Assortment ot FLOUR. of different bran,!s and descriptions.
 N. B. A ssperior article nf native grape WINE, adapted for family and medical purposes.
 4 fine variety of Potatoes also on hand.
 A few old accounts exchanged for Cash.
 WI. H. WHEHLER. ltchfs'd May 2s Ia's. t,i
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15

MELODEOGS.
 NE EANtrACTURED as usual with all the late MI improvements. Second Hind MelodeonS for sale cheap. IsREID DAYTON Wocottvillc, Nov D. 1856 ttoS
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
Iitchiell June 1, 1857.

Ground Plaster. THSlE subscriber has for sale 150 tons of the blue R- knd
 Also Corn Neal. Rye Flour, Provender &c., at the Iitchticld East Mill. 4Sly F. GOULD.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15

HD ISSEI'S OK YOKES, from Hart's Pattern < ' tor sale by H. W. BCEL co.
 March II.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
Ladies' Dress Goods.

A LARGE as>ortmcn: received this week of the "A latest Spring styles comprising Silks Drlncs CnalicS CruveIIis. Plain BcragcS. poplils Debagcs Muslin Lawns, Jaconcts, Culorcl Brilliants Sc.
 MCNEIL & BRAMAN. Litchlcld April 2s, 1s57
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15

SsS HAWIS. SHAWLS. .-Brocha Stella and a vari Nc etv of Spring and Summer Shawls may be found at MCNEIL X BEAMANs.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
CHURCH ORGAN.

For Sale IAN reasonable terms, full assortment of Dr. SS Geods, Groceries &c., just purchased in Ne, blork,
 H. w. BUEL x co.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
TERMS. (Regula: Prices )

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 PosTAGE.-The postage to any part of the Uni ted States will he but Twenty four Gents a year for {" Blackwood and but Fourteen Cents a year for each of the Reviews
 At the above prices the Periodicals will be furnished for 1857.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

SHOCKING SUICIDE We ind the following in
the Mobile Tribune of Sunday:
William Grifi ], respectable citizen of Ala-
bama, committed suicide few days ago. within
his own house ip Jackson county. The act Gays
the Jacksonville paper, was perpetrated some
time in the hight in the presence Of his two grown
daughters, who were deferred by fear frsm inter.
fering to prevent ii. He lOa1ed up the gun with
great care, walked about the house for some time.
and placing the muzzle to his forehead, touched
the trigger with piece of pine. Thelead entered
his forehead just above his eyes, literally blowing
oil the top OF Lis head aud scattering his brains
on the ceiling. No assignsble reason can be given
for tbs fatal act, unless it mental alteration
produced by drinking freely for some time pre-
vious
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

POWER OF SEA BREAKERS From experiments
which were made some time since, at the Bell
Rock and Skerryvore lighthouse ON the coast of
Scotland, it was found that while the force of the
breakers the side of the German Ocean may
be taken at about ton and half upon every
square foot of surface exposed to them, the Allan
tic breakers fall with double that weight, or three
tons to the square foot; and thus surface of only
two square yards sustans blow from q heavy
Atlantic breaker equal TO about fifty-f tons.--
In November, 1894, heavy gale blew, and blocks
CT limestone aud granite, from two to five tons 10
weight. were washed about like pebbles, at the
Plymouth break water. About 800 tons of such
blocks WE re borne distance OF POO feet, and up
the inclined plane of the break water carried over
it, and scattered in various directions. A block of
Limestone, seven tons 10 weight, was In one place
washed a distance of $50 feet Blocks of three
tons weight were torn away by single blow of
breaker and hurled over into the harbor; and one
of nearly two tons, strongly irenailed down upon
aje,ty, was torn away and tossed upwards by an
oysrpow ering breaker
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

A LITTLE MILLIoNARE.-The fact tha. Joshua
Sears. OF Boston, lett his son, three years old
81 SCI 600, has been published. The Boston Ira
weller says:
On The day he r.aches the age of twenty one
years he is to receive $50 coo in cash from thst
period unit. he is twenty five years old he is TO re-
ceive "a 600 annually; from twenty-five years OF
age till he reaches ths age Of thirty years he is to
be paid ST 600 per annunI in cash, and after tba,
period he is to receive $4,000 annually, during
the remainder OF his natural life, for his support
Should this son die leaving no i.sue the property
goes to the blood heirs of the testator When this
yourgster attsus his majority, his property, if u
dciously invested. should aggregate somewhere
between four and five millions
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

SINGULAR SUICLDE.-A letter from Vienna, da.
ted the 10th ult., 10 an Eoglish paper, says:
1.-TWO suicides have taken place here within the
last week. A similar event has occurred at Pesth
under tragic circumstances. A Hungarian lawyer
and his wife had arrived in the city with their
young daughter, aged twelve years, for the pur~
pose of soliciting an appointment AZ Judge. Their
general appearance was elegant aud the lady had
been much remarked at the theatres account
of the dazzling brillsucy of her complexion. One
evening the entire family. dressed as for fete,
went TO the banks OF the Danube, aud, tied toge
ther by 4 cord the child in the middle. leaped into
the river in the midst of the pieces CT ice which
were drifting by. A piercing shrek escaped the
mother and with assistance the parents were
dragged out, but the child had sunk The father
was dead, and the mother, on gaining the shore,
was found TO be mad
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

THE PERSIAN AMBASSADOR At PARIS The
Paris correspondent OF the London Times. says:
The Persian Ambassador 80 loug expected, and
much talked about in political circles has at
last presented his credentials, and this maguii-
cent parsonage mas taken his station among the
fixed stars Of our diplomacy. He promises to be
the admired of all admirers, and TO completely If
face the traces left in memories by the maies-
tic proportions of Count Oroff, and the brilliarcy
Khan may fairly bear comparison with the other
foreign diplomststs. He appears to be man
about forty years of age, little more lie
wears beard. black and rich, such as few diplo,
matte chns could grow, and which excites the en-
Wy aud despair of the urfedged attaches of tue
older missions, who gaze on him with admiration.
His eyes are black and piercing, and his figure
graceful Among those who accompany him
said TO be two coasns Of the sovereign of Persia,
and they wear q white scarf over their rich uni
forms, no doubt sign of their being born in
the purple chamber"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

EXPLOSION OF STEAM BOILER -S,cea Lir,,
L0st.-The Buffalo Commercial contains an &C.
count of the explosion Of steam boiler connect.
ed with an engine used by II. d Barton 10 pumr.
ing the water out of his section of the canal en.
largement, at Black Rock, instantly killing seven
men and dangerously wounding three others
The names of the killed were John Stoupbtop
engineer; John Rider, fireman, and James Crown
John Hagerty, John Dewitt, Daniel Foares and
Cornelius Downing, laborers.
Thomas Finneeau was blown some distance b.,
the explosion, and was severely, probably fatally
injured. VIM Stoughton and Michael Brennan
each had leg broken.
The accident is supposed TO be owing to de icien.
cy Of water in the boiler. which was old and pes,
haps defective
The bodies of the unfortunate men were horri.
bly, mutated.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

WATCHES They are said to have been first
invented at Nuremberg, A. d. l447, although it is
affirmed that Robert. Kingot Scotland, had watch
about \ d. 1910. Watches were first used n as
Economical observations by Purbacb, 1900 Au-
thors as sert that the Emperor Charles V. was the
first who had anything which might be called d
watch, though some csll it small table clock 1880
Wa'cfes were first seLt TO England from Germany
nl577.-Hum6.
Spring pocket watches (watches properly 8,
called have invention ascribed TO DR.. Hooke, by
the English, and to M. Huygens, by the Dutch
Dr. D rham, in his Artificial Clock Maker, says
that DR.. Hooke was the inventor and he appears
certainly to have produced what is called the pen
dulum watch. The time of this invention was
about 1853, as is manifest among other evidences,
from an inscription on one of the double balance
watches presented to Charles III viz: "Robert
Hooke inven. 1868 7. Tompion, fecit, 1915" Re-
peatiug watches were invented by Barlowe 1876
Harrison's time-piece was invented in 1888 im
proved, 1879, l749 and 1853. In 1859 he made the
tme-piece which procured him the reward of $40,
000 offered by the Board of Longitude. 1863 -
Watches and clocks were taxed 10 1897. The tax
WAS repealed 10 1893,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

SIR ROBERT PEEL IN TROUBLE.-Slr Robert
Peel has stirred up hornets nest by hi, singular
ecture at Birmingham, England, describing bis
visit to Moscow
A numerous deputa.ion of English residents at
brussels waited upon the Prince de Legue, At his
hotel, to declare their reprobaton of the person.
al vulgari.ies uttered by Sir Robert Peer against
that nobleman, and their deep regret that the nc
b!eman selected by the King of the Belgisns to be
his special ambassador at the coronation of the
Queen of England in 1888, and lately deputed In
the same capacity to the Emperor of Russs, should
have met with An insult from Englishman, utter.
ly unprovoked and couched in terms unknown to
the language and the sentiments of honorable
men,"
The Prince receive d the deputa'ion very cordial
ly, thanked them with much warth fJr the com.
p'inens Paid him and thus disposed of Sir Robert
Peel
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

THE CooLIE TKADE.-The report on foreign
commerce, recently transmitted to Congress, gives
some interesting items concerning the Coolie trade
in Peru
The contracts for their service are made in China
for eight years Their wsges are 81 per month.
paid weekly. They are well fed and clad, and
appear contented and happy. At the Chincha Is
lands they have daily tasks on working days,
which they easily complete, and afterwards gain
allowances for all extra work they perform The
contracts are respected by all those who purchase
their services and they can easily escape if they
wish and find other employment elsewhere If i'll.
treated or dissatisfied they 2t any time change
their contract owners on repaying the amount of
contract money not worked out or the value of
the unexpired time
Some of tht m occupy their le sure with trading
and small speculaions, or open little shops; others
work as laborers and domes,ics, and gain in this
manner from $40 to $50 per month. They improve
IN appearance after some residence in Peru. On
Sundays, holidays and other public occasion s. they
appear ell clad and cheerful, and equally go when
working with the native laborers They seem to
be contented and happy, and from their habits of
frugaiity they usually lay up money, although they
are subject to the temptation aforded by their ow
countrymen. who sell them opium. The whole
number OF them at this time in Peru is supposed
to be about 10 000
The price paid for contracts varies from $50 10
sou for the term. and they usually disposed of
on board the shipe, where the purchasers se,ec.
them.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

GEN. KNOX's MARRIAG Somebody writing
to the Progressive Age, incidents in the life OF
Gen. Knox, relates the following:
The Generals marriage was something of a ro-
mantle affair, and is said to have happened some
what IN this wise:
AS Miss Lucy Flukar was walking out one da y
she saw young kuo1, (who was a book binder n
Boston at the time,) nd as she fanced biz persou~
al appearance, she was "sutten" with him She
could not suppre IS her feelings and so gave ven,
to them by writing him a note as soon as sbe
reached her hone, requesting him 10 call aud see
her. Throwing aside her feminine reserve she
at once proposed that he should marry her. The
proffer was At once accepted, and the poor book.
binder became the husband of the rich heress
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18
; UMBAK. $40 600 worth Of Lumbe,

/. UMB X. $40 600 worth of Lumber
Mahogany, Ac., st reduced prices, viz:
35b,m0 It. 5,9 POPLAR
l5t 0e0 I. sUSQUEHANNA BOARDS
10 900 Il. Cl-sr Canada White PINE, all sizes
100 oo0 f.. Wide Inch PLANK, for tobacco cases
lu0HNn It. Narrow do
1nd0 #. and Inch Buffalo ASH
-"oWn It. l, u aud Inch CHERRY
~ Ot0 It. BLACK WALNUT all sizes
i1td0 IT. II ROCK MAPLE
'tb1 #. 4 4 N Carolina DRESSED FLOORING
l"Or0 It. White HICKORY
Also, Spanish CEDAR MAHOGANY COFFIN
boAkDs Flank for Hard Railing, NOVEL;
POSTS, ke.
10 view ef the contemplated change in our bust
hess, we viii from this day sell to responsible custo-
hers on accommodating terms entire stock OF
Lumber al sTestiY reduced prices. All persons
claims against our concern are requested to present
them t;r payment; and those indebt to US are 70.
4uest>d 20 pay their Indebtedness.
fe Aim REI.VIN l. papRrg
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

How PETER AND PAUL LooKED-Itis is aowa.
bic to mention The general notion of the forms and
features OF the two apostles which has been hand
ed down in tradition, as represented by early ar
lists:
Paul s set before us as having the srou Civ marx
and prominent features of Jaw, yet not without
some of the finer lines indicative cf Greek thau,bt
His statue and dininutive, and his bsdy dis
tisured by some lameness dis orion which NAV
have evoked the contemptuous ex preston of his
enemies. His beard was long and Thin. His he sd
was bald. The charactefistics of bis face were a
transparent complexion, which visibly betrays d
quick char g.s OF his feelings; bright srey eye un-
der thickiy overhung eyebrow cheerful and win
ing expression OF oountenance, which invited the
approach and inspired the consdencs of Stranger
Ii would be nstural to infer from bis continual Jour
neys manual labor thst he possessed OF great
9Th OF constitution But men of delicate health
have sfteu sone through the greatest exerinns and
his own words on more than o~cason, show that
he suffered much from the lack OF bodily health.
Peter s represented Of isrg gsr and strong
or form bis character was hsrshsr and more .b-
fupt The quick impuises of his soul revealed
themselves in tho flashes Of q dark eye. The COM
piexiop of his face full and sAlow and the short
hair which 10 described ntiIeiy grey the time
of his DEATH eurlsd black and thick around his
pies and chin when the Apostles st bod tose her At
Antioch, twenty yesrs bsfore their marsyrdsm.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

SELECT THEATRICAL LPERFoRMANCE.-A New
York letter says:
A funny affair, in the fashionable world is on
the fap1s A number of ladies, attached to = be-
nevoient institution are going to get up q select
tht arica performance, for the benefit of the funds
OF the said institution They have w.;ted unon
Lsura Reenp, and solicited the use of her astsb.
lshment, and Laurs, it Is said, consents What
makes this thing 4nny is, that ladies prominent in
the cause OF moral reform and benevoIence should
thus be pressing the once tsbooed stage into their
service: Verify, the ways OF fashion in New York
are past finding out
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

DISTRESS IN LoNDoN.-A meeting Of between
1--WE and ten thou-and Of the laboring classes of
London was lately held to consider their pl eseut
distressed condition. Ii was stated that twenty
i've thousand of the building trade alone la that
city are out Of work, aud that the total number of
unemploysd persons in that great metropolis would
D obably reach quarter Of Z milli n II was vo.
ted to petition the Government to employ tho 9
who would work on the lands, ioaning them mo
uey TO drain and till them.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

LARGE EAGLks.-During the late freeze 4
gentleman by The name of Boutwell,, of Caroline
county, Virginia, killed two bald eagles near the
Rappshannock river, in Midiesex county; one of
them measuring six feet two inches aud half
from Zip to tip, and the other seven feet two inches
from tip to tip. They were both flying, and were
killed with buck shot, loaded in a common double.
barreled gun. One of them was at \ distance of
one hundred and fifty yards when the shot took
effect.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-18

A NOVEL, but rather perilous expedient, was
res1rted to at Bordentown the other night to pre-.
ven. the railroad bridge from be'rg carried away
by the pressure of the ice Five locomotives " ere
run upon the bridge to keep it In its place 1t is
thought that had it not been for this great We light
1t would have been lifted by the ice and carried
off Had the pressure of ice been too great for
this weight, the loss of property aud life would
have been great, as mauy of the employees of the
road were on the bridge in attendance-Nep
Brnn.uickfr