Litchfield enquirer., 1857-08-06
The ponds in Vermont appear to have a natural |

The ponds in Vermont appear to have natural disposition to run away. The old folks will remem Der how, abont fifty years since, natural pond in Glover broke through its northern embankment and made tracks for Canada by the way of the Mempbre magog Lake; tracks which visible to the present day On the 9th inst, natural trout pond in Plain field performed similar feat only that it sought her Majesty s dominions through Lake Champlain in stead of the Magog. In its hurry it made no ston to barley with bridges, but swept away about dozen of them. There has been no rain to nrovoke this breach of the peace. The day was fair. and no reason was assigned for the discontented movement
 On the third of July, the two sons of Dr. Talbot Bullard, of Indianapolis, Ind, Henry, aged about hfteen and Frank, aged about eightcen-wben with ln ten miles of Marietta, where they were to have spent the fourth of July, were thrown with all their fellow passengers in a railroad car from bridge l top, fifty feet to the ground They were taken mn insensble, nor did they survive but died both with ln day. Nobler, truer, more gentle and amiable natures never were! Obedience, kindness, gentle ness and answering truth were to them a law of life, rather spontaneous and necessary life Inst moment before the accident one of them said to a gentleman by their side, "Oh in few moments | more, and we shall be at home.'' They were in- deed, nearer home than they thought. They have 1ouno ther mother, Who for many years, has watch | remarkable history to the family whose name they bore Their great grandfather, at the age of lO5, died by accident, being choked to death Their grandfather, Dr. Artemas Buard of West Sutton, 1 Mass, at about 80, fell from hay loft and broke his neck. Their uncle, Dr. Jesse Bullard was i drowned between San Francisco and the Sandwich i Islands, some six years ago. Another uncle Rev i Artemas Bullard, of St. Louis, last year killed at the railroad disaster at Gasconade Bridge, Mssou- ri. And now these dear young men are by the sud den violence of a like disaster, called early home ii. W Beecher, in The Lndependent.
 The Ctica5o Tribune publishes the marriage of Mir. Adam Tate and Miss Jeanette Pettigrew, which took place at the Ref Presbyterian Church in that city on the 2lst of July, and relates these facts:
 ''Six young scotchmen of this city, worthy men a who had left their pighted faith and lassies be- I hind them when they sought Contentment and for tune shores, united for the purpose of send ing for those to whom their troth was pledged. They were to and did come out together For mu- | tual protection and society they took passage in the same vessel The perilous ocean voyage was made without accident, and they-a merry and | happy party-arrived safely at Quebec where the, ! took passage on the Montreal Our readers know and have amented the fate that overlook that ill tated steamer and her hundreds of passengers When she burned, of the six trusting and generous girls, Miss Pettigrew was the only one saved. Her live companions found either fiery or watery graves Mss r. was rescued she knows not how or by whom Taken up for drowned the struggle between life and death was long and doubtful but at last decided in favor of the former. The knd-hearted at Montreal 1 learned her history and admired her modest worth By them, for she had lost ever, thing but herself 1 her immediate necessities We're supplied and in a few days, with their blessing and prayers she con- tlnued her journey hither A few of the five young men, who, besides the now happy husband had pre- cious freight on that steamer attended the wedding yesterday How sad that festive gathering was how the shadow of the fearful past dimmed the brightness of the present, who; that has not felt the destroyers touch, can tell ?''
 = The inmates of one of our largest tip town man. sion houses, few days since were surprised to find a large number of bees flying about in two of the upper rooms. As the little fellows continued to oc- cupy the places, bee naturalist sent for to in vestigate the matter. On entering one of the rooms he exclaimed-' You have honey somewhere" and proceeded to search for it. On removing the fire board he discovered that fue of the chimney was full of honey dropping from it proceeding to the top of the house to sound the chimney he found the t1ne full o comb to the top, and the bees still at work. In the other room he found it the same ; one fue of the chimney full, and the bees were industriously at work there also.
 l The fues of the chimney had never been used ; they pastered smooth inside and were perfect ly dark, stone having been placed upon the top of each tut. The bees had descended the adjoining lues and found small holes about ten inches from
 the top of the chimney, leading into the closed ues and through these holes they had made their way in and out. They have, is supposed occupied
 these places for three years, having been kept warm in the winter by the heat from the adjoining f1ues
 On removing the fre-board, the bees, seeing the i great light which had broken in upon tlem, de- scended to the room and gathered on the windows until they were covered to the thickness of three inches It is estimated that there are in the two fues from 40 000 to 5O 900 bees, and from 1000 to 5000 pounds ot houey. Portland Advertiser.
 MT. Morn, the new president of the New York and Erie Railroad Co., is to receive salary 9 600 dollars year-exacty what is paid to the President of the $. and more probably than is paid to any other functionary in this country.
 No The head man in Stuarts sugar refining es- tablishment received for several years salary of $50 OOO but he resigned his place for more profit able employment-N. F. Mirror.
 In many of the first class hotises recently erect ed in England, fire place shutters provided, which, when partly drawn down, act as powerful blowers, and when wholly drawn down, to touch the bare hearthstonc, entirely close up to the fire place, and instantly extingush the combustion of the fuel in the grate, that of the scot ill the chimney, should it accidentally take fire.
 The editor of the Fort Wayne Times has been on a journey through Kentucky, and went to pay his devotons to the grave of Henry Clay. In the cemetery not far from Lexington, he searched for it first among those covered with entabatured slabs. obelisks, pyramids and imposing monuments, but the name was found oh none of these he sought it among less imposing tablets, but found it not 4 lad at last led him to the spot where little mound marked only by the path worn by the footprints of devoted countrymen told that the great commoner still lived in the hearts of the people. Near by, the monument affectionately inscribed by Mir. Clay to his mother. On an adjoining eminence, which is beautiful site-with of half acre. circular in forn-the people of Kentucky to erect monument of Kentucky marble of beauti- full design which is to rise 120 feet in height under which the remains of the noble son of our sister state to he deposited. The corner stone will be laid the 4th of July next, with imposing nies.-Pres
 In Georgetown. there is dispute about the ownership of lands between the possessor and oaim ants in the neigborhood and in six years of conten ton more than forty suits have been brought by the rival parties, orie of which would cut the grass, and before it ceverly cured, the other would have it in hi cart. but before he could reach his barn. the first man would have sheriff and police posse for the rescue and then would come sits