Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-10-22
We were this morning shown a sample of

We were this morning shown sample of
molasses or syrup made from the Chinese Sugar
Cane, at his farm in Windsor, by DR.. Hiram
Preston. OF this city 1t had good body, was
Of fine favor and light eoIer, and seemed to be
every way all that could be- desired as syrup.
DR. Preston planted the at the usual time
OF planting corn. on good corn ground, in hills
three feet apart each way. He left twelve stalks
in the hill, aud cultivated it through the season
the same as Indian He raised sixteen hills
1t was cut on the 18th of September, and yielded
lhff'y-tour quarts Of juice. which boiled to
hVe quarts OF sy:up. His process of manufacture
was as follows: the cane was first passed between
two iron rollers placed some distance apart, for the
purpose OF cracking the joints the rollers were
then brought nearer together, the passed
through second time, and the jaice expressed.
Ii was then strained TO get out the parts OF
The cane and the juice placed in the boiling kettle.
Alter being reduced to ten quarts it was again
strained. this tire Somewhat Carefully, and the
white o: an egg stirred IN. TO clarity it. 1t was
then boiled TO i've quarts, being SKINNED occasion
ally during the process. The boiling occupied
| eight hours.
On an Of ground planted in hills three feet
2Paii each way, there w u'd BE- :, $50 hills, which
would give. the basis OF five quarts Of syrup to
,
gallons to The This at the present price Of
'no'"sses would be highly Iemnnera,ive crop,
aid at the ordinary price, would lie proGlgb:e
teen indian corn aud many other productions of
the farm.
As considerable enquiry has heen made in re fer
"hre TO u,l'Is fer expressing tie juice may say
it'si Or. Preston used very simple and effective
'Hfi made By attaching TO a horse power two iron
rollers IN such way that they can lie luSttd 70
Er
nave described. 1t is owned by Mr.. Gurdon
i-"ointS, OF y Indsor.-Huft. Press
Prof. .is sssz OF II award University has been
offered by Louis Napoleon tie pl,cssor of Palecno
"gy at the Museum of Natural History in Paris
male vacant BY the death of NJ. d Orbignay The
1attcning offer. has been declined, however, Prot
Asassiz being unwilling to the ties which bind
him to the United States.
! The distinguished Hungarian Patriot Kcssuth
delivered a Lecture at Glasgow on the 7th ut on
origin and plan of the organic structure of modern
Europe There large Attendance presided
over 10y Mr. Buchanan, NJ. P In the course of the
evening Gov kossutll introduced his two sons to
the meeting tits was the first appearance in public
During the May anniversaries III New York, the
following di&logue overheard between two news
boys:
. I say. Jimmy, what is the meaning Of SO many
preachers being here altogether.
Why. a:!swcre! jim, - they meet here n
year to exchange sermons with each other.
Quite stampede of negroes, occurred on Sun
LAY night last from tie neighborhood of Washing
ton and we are informed that as many as seventeen
made their escape into Ohio. They were immedi-
atcly pursued by party made up both sides OF
the river AMI OH an attempt bon, made to capture
one Of the negroes belonging to Mr.. Vim. Nelson,
he made battle and cut and dangerously wount,ed
two men named Pose Waron and Vim. T. Dare
| The negro finally overcome by the party and
brought back 10 this side of the river. where he is
now safe in JAIL tnt the two wounded! men are said
to be in very critical situation and doubts a.e ex-
pressed whether ether of them recover. The
rest OF the negroes are yet at large.
Rev. NJ. D. Conway late Of Washington City.
now of Cincinnati, proposes to lecture Washing
ton--its Congressman clergy lobby members, etc
The theme is one likely to open rich and Mr. Con-
way is able to handle it like master.
A meeting of Bank Directors and leading mer-
chants was held on the l6;t q, vi ich the policy
of extension Of money facilities was discussed.
Mr.. William Appleton thought that tie banks
might safely increase their loans to the amount Of
| asst Augnst-about $50 COO, 600 At the present
lime they amount tn about $40 G00,0O0.
Mr. Nathan Appleton expressed similar views.
Messrs Lamb and Hail. for the bank officers, ex-
pressed their earnest desire to act. SO far their
present position would justify for the relief Of the
business community.
Samuel A. Foot md Samuel b. Ruggles, Esqs
were heard on the 10th, before Gov. King in be-
half Of the New York city banks, oi'jecting to an
extra session CT the Legs !atnre. TIE Governor
sees necessity for i, at present, but will hold
The subject under advi>emeat.
A story is going The rounds Of the press which
will show the real consideration that the dema-
cocne leaders of the Democracy have for the Irish
ON other subjects than tina, Of voting. We cor
dense from the Chicago Tn!uue of Oct Cad.
Ii seems that body Of sPerulatore had looked
upou he site of Superior City, Wisconsin,, as one
they wished to possess. They wished 10 own H..
They were Douglas. Frank Pierce. Sydney Web
ser Vice President breckenridge, jesse Bright,
and others. Before tie land was brought into
market and before it was even surveyed. when II
could only be helt by actual occupation, these
spectators employed an agent 10 induce a COM
pany Of iri~lmen TO build on the ground They
did SO, erected their hu,s, and staked of; and
cultivated their gardens. They fulfilled the re-
QUESTIONS of the Presumption Law, excepting in
recording their intention 10 claim the land. AS
the land came into market. no legal claim TO it
could be found on record, and the agent Of these
snecrla,ors bid j, in and ordered the I.shmcn to
Jecamp with their pigs, and property. Now 1t IS
the pr4is.-worthy intention Of the Pre-emP''"n
Ac, to protect this We class Of ignorant settlers
against non-,esiden, spectators. Under 1t. a
lawyer for the Irish brought suit before the Gen
er,l Land Office in Wisconsin. 10 recover the land
IN the ground of prior settlement. The suit was