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Litchfield enquirer., 1857-12-31

TwENTY-FoURTH ANNUAL REPORT,
 OF THE
 LitchGeId Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
 Li.chfeld July 6, 1857.
 GENERAL STATEMENT.
 IS 9,02s The whole amount of Losses and Expenses
 paid by the Company s26sSo 55
 -.. VI '''''''' JUS s2.5oo.oeo To Cash in the Treasury and due from a 'Fe am unt of Premium charged the
 Bsshs which IS pledged capital zo ooo 4o
 Making the Capital of the Companys s4a 6eo 56
 STATEMENT OF THE LAST YEARS BUSINESS To am 'tnt Casn feceFed for frem'nms tIe
 last year $S,oe3 10 Ts Interest received on Notes hy
 the Ireas arer from July 7, 1a5S ,o,
 to July 6, 1857 5l6 9l To amour, paid for Losses and Expenses the last year Ss0 I9 Leaving balance for the years business 0, B Al s7 There is not at hs time any claims agains, the Conlpany-a! paid 10 this date. The Directors 1 rhs Company are confident that the plan "f Insurance ad"pted by them will meet with hearty respense from all intelligent friends of Mmina' Insurance.
 This Company insure only in this State, and .ake rtsks Mills, Gonis in Stores. shops etc. ": III pssed village :l:y property. but comhne fheIr business entirely tn farm property and isolated hd lngs and their cDntents-o which not more tha m S2OOU i wi. be insured on risk. This Company will adjust all claims with prnmp'- nes and beraiity and II at any tune difference shout arse between the parties, all such difference vii he adjusted sv indifferent persons in he C"nnv cacl. party selecting one, and ia they do no, agree, h person shall he chose nd he ward n all, or any two nf them shall be fna and conclusive 1 reward of slO0 will be paid by ihis Company any who will give such nforma :, l'l con ! vic any person of setting fire any building n sured b this Company.
 ! Officers of the Company. G. BEcKwIrn, President GEO. C. WonDRrft Treasurer; JAsoN WHITyG. Se retary; SHELDo OSBORN, of Hafwnfon, General Agent
 Directors.-J. G. Beckwith, Jason Whirng, Se P. Beers, 4. 5. Lewis Saeld"n Osborn. Akiiah Caln Cha's AJans, Robbins BatreIl, Stephf TT ." brd'ee Local Agents-Lemar w Cutler, Watert"wn Henry Church, Washington Henry * Sanford, Nev Milford; Rufus Fuller, Jr., Kent Rchari smith Sharon Frederick Kellogg, Cornwall J"seph l. Gay lord, G ,shen; R. SpauIdng, Hanaan: no"ald ! Warner, Slii+bury S. D. Northwayand John Dewell T, Norfolk Henry Jones. New Haritord H. S. }a rber, Forring,on; Lewis Smi'h. Harwinton J"hr C. Amber, Bethlem; John Ah.rnerhy and George Forest Woodhury; David C. Whi''Iesey, New Pres ton Renhen Rock well. s:oIebro"k; John Illnsdae. Plymou'h
 p- Persons wishing to get their buildings insure, apply either of ,he Agents r to the Secretary J. C. BECkWlTH, President { JASON WHITING Secretary.
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whole stock of French and N Anierlcan Ginghams offered at cost
 MCNEIL & BRAMAN.
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.V".airp.

ND UEE French Zinc. Pure White Lead Lnseed IL Oil, Turpentine. Varnish and general as sortmcnt of Paints, Brushes, &c. at
 w. H. BUEL X cos
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Ready Made Clothing, T
 A. C. SMITH & Co.'S.
Special Invitation.

ED PRISONS visiting Litchfcld respectfully in- n vited to call and examine my assortment of Boots and Shoes they will find good assortment and at as low prices for cash any in the State. Sole Leather cheap the market will bear also, Shoe thread pegs, &c. &c., for sale by
 SAMUEL CLOCK
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TARPEr1NGS AND OIL CLOTHS may be found o at McNEIL X BRAMAN's
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9arCI

Harc1 WA HaToes. FNNRE entire stock ot 't>N Qh,vgs and Nit. y tens Drawers and Va5 -".srs, Gents shawls Boys Comf'rters, IIaif H,S5, Shrts md Collars, selling at cost at
 T. H. RIcHARps Clothing Store, Litchfeld.
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ENLM PARK SCHOOL for Young Gentlemen, kI Litchtield, Conn.,, tive hours from New York ) limited number obtain board with the Superin- tendent. Good Board near, at satisfactory prices. Instruction in German and the French and Ita- Han. by accomplished Teachers.
 SUMMER TERM commences WEDNESDAY, the Sth "t April.
 Application should be made early, to FARMER BRACE Co.,, No. 1, Courtland-S Street New York or to the Superintendent.
 REV. JAMES RICHARDS, D. D.. to CHARLES A SWIFT, A. B..
 Professor of Languages and Mathematics. Iitcllicld, Conn.,, March 26, 1857. tt-3l
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MELODEONS.

MELODEONS
 EHANUrACTURED as usual, with all the late IVA improvement Seeond Uand Melodeons. for sale cheap. ARV1D DAYTON. Wolcottville Nov. 5. 1856. tf2S
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PIANO FCRTES.

EUST ra"eived supply from ALBERT w. eS LADD Co.,. of Boston, and HAKLEroN & BRo- THEIRS. of New York
 All wishing to purchase, invited to call and examine them. ARYID DAYTON
 wolcottvillc, Nov 5, 1856. tf2s
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EoRGE A. E7ICIcx, Attorne, at Law. NU Office iu Scy.nour's Building, South street, itchfcd Conn.
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NN ERRIMAC AND COCHECO PRINTs.-2,O 900 MI yds only 10 cents per yard, at MCNEIL BRAMiNS
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Church Organs.

Church Organs. ~ FORGE JARDINE & SONS celebrated Organs OE which are used in many of the principal churches in New York city and elsewhere. The subscriber. having taken the agency for the sale ot the above, will be pleased 10 receive orlers from all societies wishing to purchase organ those wishing any information in regard to the organs will please send the subscriber and in return will receive price list and scale size number of stops &c
 ARVID DAYTON. Wolcottyle Sept lSt fS56
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ss ENRY S. SANFORD, Attorney and C"un- Y seior at Law Notary Public amt Commissioner for New York Office at New Milford, Conn.
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k~< HAWI.S. SHAWLS.-Brocha, Stella and vari- ES ety of Spring and Summer Shawls may be found at MCNEIL & FRAMAN's.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-12-31

khRI GOODS, Groceries, Hardware Boots and 1D Shoes fresh from market this week. at
 A. C.. SMITH t Co.'S.
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EVcLISTER & BEEaa AN, Attorneys and Coun- HI seors at Law. Frederick D. Besman, Com missioner Of Deeds for the State of New York. Office in Sey mours Building, South street. Litchcld, Conn.,
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08
Front l9bilaneIpbta.
Correspondence Of the Lewisburg Chronicle.
PHILAD., May 2, 1857,

FHILAD., May 2, 1857.
A paragraph in your issue of this week,
reminds me that in few days our lawless
city is to be blessed with new set of Off
cials-perhaps with two sets, in case the
"stuffers" are successful, as in the District
Attorneyship but it cxcites no cnthuSi-
asm among our good citizens, that l can
see having made up their minds that, no
matter who is in Office, they are bound to
suffer, they look upon the whole affair as
belonging especially to the adjustment Of
the Statehouss row and the groceries, and
stay at home, but pay their increased taxes
and account for the gross immortality and
glaring disorder prevalent by the haekncyed
opinion that the race is detcriorating, and
men are worse, naturally, than they were
in the "good old times" Yes, and men
are not at their worst yet, if good citizens
,cM continue to practice the "masterly in
activity" which has consigned the caro- Of
public peace and morals to the gross ele-
ment that has ruled for years past.
Stroll with me an hour among the mu.
nicipal officers, and | will point you out
score Of men who administer the affairs Of
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08
Bathing.

Once a week is often enough for de.
cent white man to wash himself all over
and, whether in summer or winter, that
ought to be done with sonp, warm water,
and hogs hair brush, in room show
ing at least seventy degrees Fahrenheit.
Baths should be taken early in the
morning, for it is then that the system
possesscs the power Of reaction in the
highest degree. Any kind of bath is dan
tiguing exercise. No man or woman
should take bath at the close of the day,
unless by the advice of family physician.
Many man, in attempting to cheat his
doctor out Of fee, has cheated himself
out of his life aye, it is done every day.
The best, safest, cheapest and most uni
versally accessible mode Of keeping the
surface of the body clean, besides the
once a week washing with the soap, warm
water, and brush, is as follows:
Soon as you get out Of bed in the morn
ing, wash your face, hands, neck, and
breast; then in the same basin Of water,
put your feet at once, for about minute,
rubbing them briskly all the time then
with the towel which has been dampened
by washing the face, feet, etc, wipe the
whole body well, fast and hard, mouth
shut, breast projecting. Let the whole
he done within five minutes.
At night, when you 60 to bed, or when
ever you get out Of bed during the night,
or when you find yourself wakeful or rest
less, spend from two to FIVE minutes in
rubbing your whole body with your hands
in every direction. This has tendency
TO preserve that softness and mobility of
skin which is essential to health, and
which too frequent washing will destroy.
That precautions are necessary, in con-
nection with the bathroom, is impressive
ly signifed in the death Of an American
lady of refinement and position, lately,
after taking bath soon after dinner of
Surgeon Hume, while alone, in q warm
bath and of an eminent New Yorker, un-
der similar circumstances, all within u
year.-HdRs Journal Of Health.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

John Tyler was 81, and Millard Fill
more so, years of age, at the period Of sue
ceeding to the Presidency by the death Of
Presidents Harrison and Taylor.
POLITICAL cALENDER-1S57.
April |. Rhode Island Election.
g. Connecticut Election.
Is Hundred days of N Y. Legisla.
ture expire.
May 6. Connecticut and Rhode Island
Legislatures meet.
June 3. New Hampshire Legisture meets.
Aug. 3. Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Ken
tucky, Missouri and Texas
State Election.
g. Tennessee Election.
Is. North Carolina Election.
Sept l. Vermont Election.
" 5. California Election.
4" IA. Maine Election.
Oct'r 5. Tennessee Legislature meets.
&" 5. Georgia and Florida Elections.
8. Vermont Legislature meets.
d" 13. Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana
State Elections.
Nov'r2 Georgia and Florida Legislatures
meet.
d" 8. New York, New Jersey, Massa-
chuseits, Illinois, Michigan,
Mississippi and Wisconsin
State Elections
Q. Alabama Legislature meets.
" 10. Delaware Election.
" l6. North Carolina Legislature meets.
" %. South Carolina Legislature meets.
Dec'r7. Congress meets.
7. Texas and Kentucky Legislatures
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

CHRISTIANITY and Cheerfulness should
60 together. The "good hope" that ones
name is written in the Book Of Life, that
he is an heir Of God, and joint heir with
Jesus Christ, ought to fill his soul with a
constant thrill Of joy, giving him no time
for sadness, no time to feel pain, no time
for anything but to reflect upon the "glo-
ry that shall be revealed" Yet, how
many there are, who profess to be e1pec-
tants Of that glory, who seem never to be
blessed with the prospect who always 60
bowed down with their heads as bulrush,
thus dishonoring God, giving to their enc
mics occasion to laugh, while they them
selves drag out wrstched existence
Could such unhappy creatures but learn
that it does no good to afflict the soul by
rejecting upon painful present, or a
dark future; that it does no good to create
an evil by fearing an imaginary one /;
that it makes dark object no brighter to
view it through dark cloud, there would
be less of suffering in our world, less COM
plant Of Gods providence, and society
would assume that cheerful aspect that it
should wear.
There is the same difference between
the real ard the ideal, that there is be.
tween castle in Ayrshire, and a castle in
the air
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08
The New Cent,

Since UNCLE SAM has first turned col.
ner upon his own account, no less than
eighteen hundred tons of copper have
been converted into cents, making in all
about one hundred and fifty millions Of
pieces, bearing upon one side the effisy OF
Liberty, and upon the reverse the well
known legend j." One Cent" These d" cop
pers" have done good service in their
time: they have rewarded armies Of young
sters for being good boys and girls; they
have purchased ship loads of mint-stick,
and mountains of gingerbread /; they have
afforded the broken down topper one more
swig Of red eye;" they have come often
just in time to buy bread for famishing
family; they have weighed down the con-
tribution box at church !; they have affor-
ded to youths of gaming turn the where
with for game Of" pitch" and they have
determined more than one destiny By the
I" toss of a copper" But soon this famil-
Jar old coin will be numbered among the
things that were. In few weeks, their
tiny and more sristocratic successors-the
latter having the old Copper blood crossed
by an alliance with the Nickel family
will make their appearance in public life
They will at first be received with great
favor, and dimes and even quarters viii!
be "cut" for the sake of forming an ex-
tensivc acquaintance with the parvenu
coin; bu. "a cents cent for a that !"
they will soon lose their glitter and their
novelty, and become as common and as
vulgar as their big brothers, who were de-
creed out of fashion and out of existence
by the XXXIVth Congress of the Uni
ted States of America. One million of
the new cents have been coined at the
Mint, and as soon as two millions more
are ready they will be paid out and put in
circulation. This will be in about three
weeks.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08
The Answer.

TEL her | love her yet,
Withan unchancing soul
jOh how can furget,
: When mem'ry spurns con
) trOi!
Tell her tie by gone time
Oft seeks my curtaiued
sleep
If dreams of her he crime,
My guilt is dark and deep!
Tell her I'd strive for fame,
lf'twere mytruth to prove
And win "A nObler name,
We're my reward her love.
But. nh the laui el, now,
With allits glorious state.
Would hind an aching brow,
And mock my cruel fate.
Tell her no happy smile
May now nv cheek illumr.
say. can the dead the while
Lif-'s warm, warm glow
resume!
Tell her ! hope no more.
But still nv faith retain
The vow to her | swur-.
! ne'er my swear again
Tell her, her prayer for me,
l. lifted not alone:
Mine. tao. in Heaven shall be,
Warm hearted us hercwn.
FELL her when welcome death
Shall cali me hence to part
Her nsme shall have my
breath,
Her image light my heart.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

SPECIMEN OF VIRGINIA CHIvALRY.-
In the third Congressional District of Vir-
ginia, Mr.. Lipscomb announces himself as
candidate, in an address. He says be is
progressive Democrat" and promises,
if elected, to "cowhide the first northern
rascal who dares to insult his constituents
by making an offensive speech on the sub.
ject of slavery!' and that he "would like
to have the pleasure of stripping the back
Of Burlingamc." He promises to "treat
the Northern bully worse than the lamen-
ted Brooks did his colleague in the Sen-
ate, old Sumner %
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

THE SABBATH.-1t is very remarkable
that the heather nations who can be sup
posed to have no knowledge Of the law or
history of Moses, account one day of the
seven more sacred than the rest. Hesiod
styles the seventh day, "the illustrious Of
the SUM-" and Homer says: "Thsn came
the seventh day which is sacred or holy"
Almost all nations who have any notion
of religion have appropriated one day in
seven to the purpose Of public devotion.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08
THE PRESS AND COOP BUSINESS.

HE IhESS AND OOOD DuSlNESS.-
There is no discount on this paragraph:
Some men advertise for short time
after they commence business, and think
that it is sufficient; others intermit adver-
tising after they have established -four
ishing business by its aid. This is mis-
take. From the moment a house ceases
to advertise, however large its reputation
and standing, it begins to decline. The
changes are SO rapid in this country, and
the public mind is SO constantly occupied
for new applicants to its favor and its at
tention, that to be out of the papers, where
everybody seeks for information on every
subject, is to be forgotten. The press is
daily more becoming necessity, and its
usefulness as an advertising medium is as
constantly increasing. No man is wise,
or just to himself, who undertakes to do
business without availing himself of its
advantages.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

bO-Scme of our readers will no doubt
recognize an old favorite iu the subjoined
song of "Tell him love Him yet" "The
Answer" originally appeared in Charles
ton paper, and in language and expression
is but little inferior to the other.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT-A writer, in
speaking of clears and Smiles" beauti-
fully says "God made both tears and
laughter, and both for kind purposes; for
as laughter enables mirth and surprise to
breathe freely, SO tears enable sorrow to
vent itself patiently. Tears hinder sorrow
from becoming despair and madness, and
laughter is one of the very privileges Of
reason, being confined to the human spe-
cies."
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

The Black Swan (Miss Greeu6eld) gave
a concert at Montreal, recently, and the
Pilot says there was but one opinion
about it, and that was one Of unequalled
praise.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

Sidney Smith compares the whistle Of
a locomotive to the squeal Of an attorney
when Satan FIRST gets him.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08
A Table Worth Preserving.

We subjoin list which shows the ages
of the respective Presidents at the time Of
their Inauguration
l-Geo w ashington, April 80, 1867
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

LORD PALMERsToN-A letter from a
titled English savant to q gentleman Of
Philadelphia, speaks of the wonderful ef-
forts, both Of body and mind, maintained
by Lord Palmerston, in his 73d year.
"The leadership of the House Of Gem.
mons,' he remarks, "is enough for any
man of any age: He accomplishes this,
and world of difficult and responsible
work, besides mounting bis horse, and
gallopiug for a couple of hours, when be
can, and walking home from the House of
Commons every night, distance of a
mile and half, whatever be the hour or
the weather"
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08
Tell him i love
Him Yet.

Tell him ] love him yet,
Asin that joyous time,
Tell him / ne'er forget,
Tho'mem ry now lie crime
Tellbim when fades the light
Upon the earth and sea,
| druam OF him by night
He must not dream OF me
Green, green upon his brow
The laurslwreath shall be.
Altho' that laurel now
Must not b- shared by me
Tell him to smile again
In pleasures dazzling
tsrong-
To wear snothers chain,
To praise another's song
Before the loveliest there
Ia have him bend the kner
Aud breathe 70 her the
prayer
lie used to brr athe to me
Tell him that. day by day,
Life locks to me more din;
l falt.r when ] pray, .
Altho' | pray for him! s
And bid him when I die. t
Come to my fav'rite tree;
] shall not hear him sigh (
Then let him sigh for me-
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

THINK.-The SanJury Ga=ette, noticing
the departure Of large company from
that town to the Far West, truly says,
Whatever may be said in praise of the
western country, and however grandilo-
queu,ly it may be spoken of as the great
source of prosperity and power If the na-
ton we are of the opinion that the Elst
at h's moment is Plyiny deariy for tie
Gencft IF tie West, and that the hard times
CONSTANTLY complained Of in the Atlantic
States are IN great measure to be attrib-
uted to western emigration and western
land speculation. In addition to the loss
of useful portion of our population, eve
cry emigrant fakes with him an amount Of
money, which in the aggregate, sums up
to millions annually. drained from the
East, and lost to the business community
OF this portion of the country. Much Of
it gets into the hands of land spectators,
and is employed in continual succession
of land speeulations, without doing par
tcle of good to the real prosperity of the
country"
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

George W. johnson, one of tho largest
sugar planters of the Mississippi, below
New Orleans, died recently, leaving an
estate valued at 100000. He has, by
his will manumitted all his slaves, 1900
in number
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08

PAssIoN.-A passionate person is al
ways in troublc-always doing that which
be regrets, and is ashamed of, in bis calm,
rejecting moments-always an annoyance
to his best friends, and confesscdly his own
worst enemy. The indulgence of passion
by parents especially, has farreachiug
and most pernicious influence. A parent
who can not govern himself is totally unfit
for the government of his children. A
fretful, peevish mother will make her chill
dren like herself, and nothing less than a
miracle can prevent it, An angry word,
followed by blow, goes far to fret, and
provoke and sour the temper Of children.
Some writer says, with great pertinacity
and force, "a parent who strikes child
in anger, is like a man who strikes the
wa,er-the consequences of the blow are
sure to hy up in his own face
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-07-02
What MsE Investigating CoGssEaAttce
found im The Treasury.

The Columbus Gazette edited by John Gre-
ner, Esq } in speaking of the labors Of the COM
mittec appointed by the last Legislature to cx-
anime into the condition Of the State Treasury,
says:
in order to allay any unjust suspicion, COM
mittee of investigation was appointet in, the
Spring of 1856. sit during the recess of the
Legislature, giving the members of it plenty OF
time to overhaul the documents, to handle and
count the fuRds and to make a thorough exam
iIation. of tho condition. Of the Treasury. They
performettheir duties to the best Of their abil-
itg,.snsli failed to detect anything like fraud
,Ehe bseks were all straight, and the amount OF
money sisted to be in the Treasury was there,
far II tpas counted byfthc Gommittee"
Such, also, is the setestimony OF Mr. Sinnett,
Representative from Licking county, who was a
member OF the Investigating COMMITTEE. lie
says, according to gentleman who conversed
with himoB Monday last, that at the date oI
examination, there was no such dcfalcation in
tic Treasury as Mr.. Gibson represents: that the
Committee were shown tho money &C., on
hand; that they coNnte.i il, and that the only de
feiency that existed was the amount which Mir.
BTsslin acknowledged himself to be in default.