Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-12-17

ept EMPLOYED in collecting and carrying away the
oysters the Governor estimates equivalent in the
whole to 81 900 tuns of shipping. Allowing on an
average seventy five bushels to tnn. and two trips
a year the total quantity Of oysters taken and car
red away annually would amount to Ia, 4OO,OOOi
bushels. worth at the oyster rocks. as the Gov
ernnr says-bnt we suppose he means g;tthelea ana
Oh bard-a third of dollar bushel. OF 81 SO0 0OO
This the Governor regards as very moderate estl
mate-not more than half the amount really taken
OF that quantity, whatev-r it may be, about fifth
part is taken by Vrginians and the rest by strang-
FREE NIeRors.-(Extract from Gov. Wise's Mes
sage This class Of population is causing great
difference of opinion to the best mode of dspos
ing Of them On the hand. it is urged that its
existence as well as condition springs naturally and
necessarily from the institution OF slavery that
many OF them have been enanci pated either tor
merit in themselves their ancestors, and deserve
the affections which cling to them in the bosolns OF
families to whom they belonged that if many OF
them corrupted and degenerate since icing left
to their care it is owing not only to their own
mprovidence, but to evil communication with bad
white men who associate and deal with them and
abuse their weakness and who not rest rained by
adequate penal laws That their labor is needed i'll
many parts of the state where they most nuner
| ous-and that to get clear Of them in any way is
considerably to reduce pro toto population, and,
of course, federal strength. And that il they
evil i'll our midst 1t is our duty to put up
with it in the best way we can, under system OF
salutary correction and restraint, and that We owe
them protection in the places Of their nativity,
where they fon,y hope to remain. On the other
hand, it is urged that they in most set tree
by spirit of tauaticism and by persons who spoiled
them and made them unit for freedom. That they
thus turned loose to become idle and vicious and
destitute and to set evil example to slaves with
whom their conduct is banttul. That they used
agents Of runaways. and are receivers for THEFT.
hat they tend to degl ate certain portion OF the
whites well to make the slaves di>contcnted,
unhappy and vicious. And that they especially
dangerous in these times of agitation and excite
ment against our property and against our peace on
account OF slavery.
MAYOR WooD.-On Saturday last the Superior
Court aI C. neral Term. rendered Judgment sus
tanning the famous award Of the referees in the
case Of Marvin- ayainS, W ond-the same hitherto
published in The T,lbune-hy winch Wood had
been required 10 pay t" his California partner
~ .026 for fraudulent overchargrs in the account
rendered by hum ships husband. As Nigh,
have been expected, Wood MADE desperate at
tempt to escape on technical grounds. He re-
| memhered doubtless, the service rendered /" him.
" hen the proceedings were Of criminal rIsr"c-
ter. by the Statute of limitations. But all these
objections we're over.ruIrd by the Court.
ERROR CoRREcTED-The Rev John Pierpon,
was married on Tuesday las, to a second. not
tnifd wife. as stated. III 1910, he Was united to
| Miss Mary Lord j." this village. with whom he
lived unh her death IN 1855. He was born in
April, 1855 He j. therefore entering into con-
Jug. relations, for the second time d, the aye of
- years.
FoRGERY. The Pr"vidrnre Post states thai,
Isaac Bond. agent fer the Wiley Fills Worslrd
Nuts. is implicated in forged paper to the amount
ct $tjO 900. and has ett the city after making
assignment Of his property The forged paper
lis in the hands OF various parties.
LETTERS Recovered Mi. Hobrook the ,pter
live agent Of the p,>tofice reports the recovery
Of four hundred lett Rs for for-gn ports, frou
The mails stole" by Tn.kerman. which have n",
| been Violated. and which We're forwarded by the
tra,nrr If Saturday, The 5th inst. from New
York for Liverpool These letters were nailed al,
| New Orleans. on the 7th u aud left New York
| tor Boston Sunday, Tie 18Th. Among them
are many letters from San Francisco and other
| places in California
| Curious FACT In hnmp.hacktd whale that
was driven ashore at Nahant. few DAYS >iuce. d
pair Of ho"t> marked j." were found in good
state of preservation The Char!e>town Adreri
ser suggests tina, hey "4igh, have been left be-.
hind by Jonah when he made his sudden ext
from the " hale.
| VERY PATHETIC A few days since; youth
acc ompand by a lady considerably his senior H.
years. stopped al Cnoey's Hotel in Sprinyfrld
| They tired to the ladies' p.rIor. and appeared
| "g'tatrd and UNEASY. even refusing food. The
young gentleman IN particular ~as evd. ntly on
horns. Hr prramhula,-d the parl"r with hasty
strides and lrr-sout- air frequently (no doubt.
for the door was shut.) striking his rl-nched hand
against his burning brow. after the manner If
youths in r"nanc-s. Still they called for nothing
and Nh Cooley i'll a moment of curiosity, nqIir-
! ed il they wanted anything With some difficult
ty the youth at length managed 10 gasp that he
| bought he would take ii,,le-cle,spman The
clergyman was sent for. came in hack. and those
twain were made one flesh.
CCRloUs MARES NEST Mr.. Geo. Dexter, of
Saratoga. is the keeper of livery stable AT that
place. In the centre nf the stable is trap or
door. mhich is two feet in width rithe: way. The
| opening communicates with he cellar, which is
some six or seven ffe,d deep On Friday last. fine
gray mare missed from the stah.e None Of
| The doors leading TO the stable had been opened.
and it was for a few moments matter for cen
lecture as TO where the animal was. 1t was OBJ
served that the trap-door. like the witch's caul-
drnn. had sunk But the Of it not
dreamed of until the missing animal neighed.
when il was found that she in the cellar, hav-
ing fallen through the aperture. which as We said
before. was hut two feet square Strange as il
may appear. the animal WAS not injured in the
,
NECESSARY to tear up the flooring to ge, her out.
Sixty SLAVES EMANc1PArED Mayor Weave
recently received letter. dated New Orleans
from X Walker, who states that ne was APP
pointed executor Of the estate of Baker Woodruff
Of louisiana lately deceased. who. by his will.
liberia ted all his slaves. Numbering about sixty,
and left instructions that they should he conveyed
to P-nnsy vania. and provision made for them for
one year. Mr.. Walker writes that piti>hurg " Ill
probably be the destination of these people.
Pitts5urg Gazette.
The new Constitution of Oregon positively
prohibits paper money banks.
The Lrhigh Valley (Pa.) Times has raised
lis masthead. it's choice for the Presidency.
the name Of s. r. B. Morse. of New York. the
Magnetic Telegraph inventor.
-Vesuvius is again comparatively tranquil. at.