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Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-22

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Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-22

the present season, 6 lbs. oz of wool.
 Hd,tford Times. BEAT! YES; EAsY!-Deacon Taylor of Pleasant Valley, has raised on the farm of Gideon Hall, Esq, in Rrkhamsted, the past year, two eve lambs, twins from which have been sheafed feeces weigh ing, together, nineteen pounds, ten ounces. One of these lambs weighed after shearng, 155 lbs. Peeg Shepard of Bsrkhamsted. has this season sheared from well washed yearling lamb which weighed l40 lbs., fleece weighing 7a lbs. If we couldn' t tell a bigger story than that of the Times, we wouldn't try Uinaed Herdld.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-22

the cover, and booking in found large pack age of bills, the ends of which showed plainly from deerskin envelope into which tiey were Isewed. Mr. Fuller quietly remarked to the officer that ."t there was the money he was looking for" He then abandoned his idea of going to the seaside, and came to the Police Court with the officer. He plead guilty to the charge of stealing the money, and was bound .yef for trial at the Superior Court. The bonds were-fxed Ut 5000, failing to obtain which, he went to jail.
 Fuller is about 21 years of age, and native of Bristol in this county, where he has mother living He had spent about $2O of the money, the remainder being recovered and lodged in the Phenix Bank for safe keeping
 He says that he is not given to stealing, but that the temptation was too great for him to withstand. He had become aware that the packages contained nearly 5000 and he could not rid himself of the idea of sudden compe- tence. -Ilartford Press.
 The Hartford Courant further states that Fuller was engaged to be married to young woman at the Trunbu1f House, whele he was formerly employed, and that another individual had been particularly suspected of the crime, whose good name has been restored by the detection of the thief
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-22

ACCIDENT ON THE ERIE RAIL RoAD.-The night express train from New York, met with a sad acci, dent, on Thursday evening, Port Jarvis by which seven persons were killed, and large num- Der injured. The occasion of the accident was broken rail. The two rear cars were precpitated down an embankment forty feet. Among the killed by this accident, was child of Morton Brown of Waterbury. Mr. & Mrs. B. were much injured A lady, describing the accident says:
 "She felt conscious that some dreadful accident had occurred, when a terrible hissng crashing sound overwhelmed her senses
 '' She has no i, ca how long she remained uncon- sClOus, but when she reganGd her presence of mind she found herself in total darkness and heard on every side of her piercing shrieks and groans Among the agonzing cries, her mother ear recogni- zed the voice of her daughter calling to her. ' Mo- ther :! mother !'' She learned that her child was safe, and tainted.
 ''When she came again to consciousness she saw the dark shadows of men moving about her, with lanterns in their hands, and the sound of their voices restored her to her Such narrowing spectacle presented itself to her gaze she hopes to be spared ever seeing again. At her feet lay the corpse of infant, the top of its head crushed by huge beam hut not a drop of blood marrng the pure whteness of its face. On the opposite side of the car lay the lifeess and mangled form of a man, whom few moments before she had noticed full of anilpation and earnestly talking politics with his male companions by his side
 '' It nearly fifteen minutes before she was pulled out of the fragments of the shattered car. She was completely he,nmed in, and hardly able to a single limb During the accident, her reti cule had been torn from her wrist, breaking the chain in two places. The marks of the chain are still plainly visible cn her wrist, but she felt not the slightest pain at the time. On examining the reticule, $40 in gold which in it missing, but her money in bills still remained.
 The Coroner's jury say that the persons who were killed came to their death ''casually, acci- dcntally, and by misfortune, and not otherwise ;. but the evidence before that jury shows that the rail must have been broken by the hazardous speed of the train, by which the conductor was endeav- bring to reach Port Jarvis !" on time.'
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-22

I tOn every side at every turn you hear of Frazer River. Every acquaintance you meet asks whether
 yea are going to Frazer river tells how he is go-
 ing, or would go if he could, and enumerates your rTnsia tances who going The newspapers are
 fuil ef Frazer river. '-CalJora'a Correspondence. l There are momentous consequences depend ent in the future upon his rush to Frazer's Ry- er--conscqneDces that will soon call for dpo-
 matlc correspondence with England and per hals fay the foundation of war The coui.
 try around Frazer's River is under the control
 of the Hudson Bay Company, one of those
 venerable, old fogy institutions tbat is a centu. y behind the times and moves with most pon. derous slowncss. They have already begun to trouble the miners, by raising the prices of all supplies, by forbiddng the importation of goods beyond the mere necessaries of life, and by cohlscatlng American vessels that attempt tc penetrate the interior. American gold hunt CTS are generally reckless aud independent They carry to the mines with them their bowie knives, revolvers, and rifles. Any attempt al
 coercion will meet with resistance They arc fockiug into the country in great numbers, and will socn be vastly superior to any force the
 Company can send against them. Collisions
 will ensue, and the British Wake up some time to find little independent State growing up in their dominions, that will require an expen.
 siye war to put down. Another California will
 soon be built up. We all remember tue |" fiji: ty-four-forty or fight" of the Democrats under
 Polk, and how they funked out to forty nne ,
 Frazer's River is only q little above forty y-nne,
 and would have been ours, with a little more
 energy on the part of that Administration
 C0Nrant
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-22

CAN IF BE BEAT ?-Mr. Vim. H. H. D,ggct. o Andovcr. Conn.,, has sheared from yearlng lamb the present season, 6 lbs. oz. of wool.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-06-04
Bee chei's Thoughts.


As 7 grow Older, aad como nearer TO
death, | look upon it more and more with
complacent joy, and out Of every longing
hear God say, O thirsting, hungcring
one, come to me-" What the other life
will bring | know not, only that | shall
awake in Gods likeness, and see him as
he is. If child had been BON and spent
all his life in the Mammoth Cave, how
impossible would it be for him to comprc-
hcnd tue upper world His parents
might tell hIp of its life. and light, and
beauty, antFs sounds of joy; they might
heap up the sand into mounds, aud try to
show him by pointing to stalactites how
grass, and flowers, and trees grow out Of
the ground, till at lenght, with laborious
thi2king, the child would fancy he had
gained a true idea of the unknown land
And vet, thought he longed to behold
it, when the day came that he was to 90
forth, it would be with regret for the fam
liar crystals, and the rock-hewn rooms,
and the quiet that rcigned therein. But
when he came up, some May morning,
with ten thousand birds singing in the
trees, and the heayens bright, and blue,
and full of sunlight, and the wind blowing
softly through the young leaves, all a-glit-
ter with dew, and the landscape stretching
away green and beautiful to the horizon,
with what rapture would he gaze about
him, and and see how poor were all the
fancying and the interpretations which
were made within the cave, of the things
which grew and lived without; and how
would he wonder that he could have re-
gretted to leave the silence and the dreary
darkness of his old abode So when we
emerge from this cave of earth into that
land where Spring growths are, and where
is Summer, and not that miserable travestic
which we call Summer here, how shall we
wonder that we could have clung SO fond
ly to this dark and barren life
Beat on, then, o heart, and yearn for
dying. | have drunk at many a fountain
but thirst came again; | have fed at many
a bounteous table, but hunger returned;
have seen many bright and lovely things,
but, while | gazed, their luster fadcd.-
There is nothing here that can give me
rest; but when | behold thee, o God,
shall be satisfied
God has appointed certain insects, birds
and beasts to be destroyers They
consume decaying matters, theyroll up and
and feast on filth. To their palate life is
unseasoned and insipid, but death has fla
vor Such, also, are minor critics in lit
eraturc, cynics in morals, and hcrcsy hunt
ers in religion.
1t is not work that kills men; it is
worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly
put more upon man that he can bear
Worry is rust upon blade. 1t is not tho
revolution that destroys the machinery,
but the friction. Fear secretes acids but
love and trust are sweet juices.
They are not reformers who simply
abhor evil Such men become in the
end abhorent themselves
There is always somebody to believed
in any one who IS uppermcst.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-06-04
MEIODEANS.

The cheapest Music Mason 4 tiaIntiu urlt Prince
< Cos have exclusive patented irrcnycmcrtS.-
BENZ. Randall, Lawrence. Agent can furnish and
warrant for durability. at Factory price. voice
loud or soft and tune in the equal temperament.
Lawrence, Nov. |, 1857. l33-tf.
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DENTISTRY.

Or. w. Brown bc found at all times at his
rooms over Ismon, Warren and Co.'S Store and
is prepared to execute elegantly and well, all
kinds of work in the line Of his lrofcssiou.-
Teeth extracted, filled with gold silver foil
and new ones inserted, singly in sctts upon
the most improved rrincpes Of the art. IL.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-06-04

Manufacturer Of and dealer in oil kinds Of Cabinet
Ware, consisting in part of Bureaus, Tables,
Bea-steads, Lounges, Toilet, Washing ano Light
Stands, etc., etc. Collins made to ori3r. Ware
rooms opposite the NJ. +. Church, Main-st. u
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4. II. METCALF,

Late Of the firm of White & Metcaf, Utica n. Y,
Surgical and Mechanical Dentist. All opera
tions performed in the best manner, aad with
now and improved instruments. Office over j..
VI. IIubbard'S Music Store, corner of Main and
Burlick streets, kalamazoo 2ltf
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r. G.. BUTLER 81 co.

Wholesale and Retail dealers in American, Eng
lish and German Hardware; also, Iron, Mails
and Glass; Cooking, Parlor and Box Stoves,
Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Ware Those wish
ing to trade sill please give us call before pur-
chasing elsewhcr l50. Paw Paw, Mich.
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HENRY LIC,S.

Mapufactnrcr OF anl dealerin Winsor Cottngeand
can. sc;t chairs. Turning repairing, DC. exc.
cutel OH short notice. Stonc lime for sale and
constantly on hand. Shop opposite the Metho-
dist Church, III the new cabinet shop.
Paw Paw. July 80, 1851 l20ly
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-. e.. GRIMES.

)aalcr in Groceries aud Provisions, Fish. Fruit.
Nuts, Paints, Oils, Yankee Notions, Woodon,
Willow aid Stone Ware, Confectionery, Cigars,
Drugs and Meiicinc', B-olis aud Stationery,
pure Liquors for Medicinal and Mechanical pur-
poses etc, etc. 2iyl
g. O. sRIMKs. ..............r Paw raw
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4. II. S.iI.LItCIi.

Dc aler in Dry Goods Groceries Ready Made Co-
thing, Roots and Shoes, HAS and Caps. Goods
sold at the lowest figures, all kind. of produce
taken in exchange. Store ony door west of T..
Smith 4 Cos. Pleas" .''e me a call.
Paw Paw, i55- Mich
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4. B.1NGS a. co.

Proprietor Paw Paw Livery Stable. Horses and
Carriages at all times to let. Passengers con-
ysyed to any part of the country with despatch.
Stable in rear of Exchange Hotel. Terms mod.
crate. 23yl
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DlS.AN AiAN.

7 Il. ENSIGN. having established himself in
IL. Paw Paw village for the purpose Of following
the shove business will attend to all jobs" in his
line with diligence and dispatch.
Isi.- Gardens PLoushcd To- Oidcr. .'tjrE
Paw Paw, Mich. March 2ith lSjS.-l5i-ly.
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G.. T.. SMITH a. BRO.

Dealers in Groceries and Provisions, Fish Fruits
Confectionery, Cigars, Paints, Oils, Glass, Dye
Shffs, Yankee Notions, Pevfumery, Drugs and
Medicines Wooden and Willow ware, Pure Liq-
uors for Medicinal and Mechanical purposes,
Books and Stationery, ETC., etc.,
Lawton, Michigan.
G.. p SMITH,
+. T. SMITH.
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DRS. SAXTON a. DEXEY.

Have formed n co-partnership for the practice Of
Medicine and Surgery in all its departments
All calls promptly attended to. day or night.
\ good assortment of choice medicines are kept
constantly for sale. l56-ly.
Brcodsvic, Mich.
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q. y. GORTON.

Dealer in Crockcry, Glass and China-warc Paper
Hangings, Window Shades and Curtains, Gut
lery, Jewclry Yankee Notions, Stone and East
ern, Ware, &C.. North side of Main st. first
dosr west Of L. q. Butler 4 Cos, Hardware
Store. 1l7-tf
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MONUMENTAL MARBLE.

OF tho best quality, latest styles, and of superior
finish manufactured to order at the shortest no
tice, and the lowest possible price at my shop.
-6m. W. j. MCKINNEY.
LawtOn Mich.
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II. IL. HARRISON.

Plain, Fancy, 20, News and Ornamental Printer
Handbs, Posters, Cards, Ball Tickets, &c. spec
dily and quickly executed with ncatncss and dis
patch All orders respectfully solicited Prices
moaerate-NoRTHERNER 0FfIcE-north side of
main street, Paw Paw.
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j. III. RIDLOW.

County Treasurer, Van Barren County, Notary Pub
lie. &C.. will ettcnd to the purchase and sale of
Real Estate, examining titles, paying Taxes, pro
curing County Land Narrants, De. Oihce in
the Court House. 4-ly,
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@. M. ODELL, NJ ID.

Homeopathic Physician, Surgeon enlist, and
Obststrican. Also, dealer in Books 81 Station
ary. lie may at all times be found Mt his
Residence on the corner of Niles IL Paw Paw st.
directly south Of Chas. SellIck's.
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CHANDLER RICHARDS,

Attorney, Solicitor and Counselor at Law. Prose
cutting Attorney, and Circuit Court Commissioner
for tae County of Van Buren,, Bounty Land and
Pension Agent. Contracts drawn, aud collect
ing promptly attended to.
Office in The Court House. li9-U
Paw Paw, Michigan.
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L.. SMITH 81 CO..

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Foreign and Do
mcstic Dry Goods, Ready Made Clothing, Boots
Shoes, Groceries, &C., &c. Long Brick Store,
Corner Of Main and Kalamazoo sts., Paw Paw,
Michigan. Isl. 1y.
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LAWTON BUSINESS CARDS.
ID. T.. SWEET,

and dealer in all kinds of Cabinet
Ware, consisting in part of Bureaus, Tables
Dedstcads, Lounges Toilet Washing and Light
Stands, &C. &C., Collins made to order. All
kinds of produce and lumber taken in payment
for which will be paid the highest market price
Warcrooms, one door north of the Red Black
smiths shop. HIT
Lawton, Michigan.
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AZ TIE CITY STORE

Opposite the Court House, in Paw Paw. may be
found "a good assortment Of Doors & SHOES, man
ufscturcd to 4ut tno trade and warranted to suit.
Also, choice selection of FAMILY GROCERIES for
sals cheap by I. A. GRANGER,
lS2-ly A. !. SORTORE.
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KALANINZOO RAKERY.

SEYMOUR 4 Co.. are prepared to lil all ordcr'
for Crackers, Cookies, Cakes, Rusks and
all kinds cf bread. SHOP directly op.osit,
Fish's Flour Store, Main Street, Kalamazoo
Michigan. lGl-ly.
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j. L.. CHASE.

Merchant and Dealer in all kids Of
Drugs. Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Groco-
rics, &c. &c. All Of which will be sold to suit
customers lj9-ly.
LawtOn Michigan.
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AnbrOtypes,
Taken in the most superb and life like manner,
put up in superior
STYLE AND FINISH

Ladies' and Gentleman arc invited To call at hg
Office and Gallery and examine for themselves.
Charges In accordance With .he timee.
Paw Paw, Mich. lf7-tf. ". BRovg.
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BENJAMIN SIMMONS,

Clock and Watch maker, and Jowccr. Mattawan,
Michigan. Repairing done in the best manner
aud on reasonable terms l50-1y
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SIMMONS Il DARLING.

Dealer in Sash, Blinds aud Doors, and all kinds OF
Cabinet Ware, at the Steam Saw Mill.
i.aWtOn, lf7-tf. Mich
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HAMILTON KONNSE.

Manufactures and Dealer in all kinds Of Cabinc
Ware consisting Of Bureaus, Bedstead> tn
bles, Lounges, Stands, ETC., Coffin
made TO order. Give him call. l62-ly.
Mattawan, Michigan.
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". r. HA WRTNS,

Ocaer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Ready
Made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps
&c. Store, south side Main street. Ally
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VAN BUREN COUNTY OFyICERS.
S. III. BLiCKMAE.

Register, Of Deeds, Attorney at Law, and Notary
Publi. will attend to the business OF Convey
aucing, drawing agreements, applications for
Uounty lands, wills, &c.-tho purchase and sale
freal estate, payn ent of taxes, examination of
titles and the compromising of conflicting titles,
DC. Office in the Court House 6 ly
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4. w. NASH.

fudge of Probate, and Notary Public, Van Bsren
Co. ConvoyaHeing and other business pertain
ing 10 said offices promptly attended to. viii
also attend 10 the purchase and sale OF Real
Estate, Examining Titles, paying Taxes, pro
curing Bounty Land Warrants, &c. Office in
tho Court House I'd door on the right. "a.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-28
The Jobbers i'm Arms-The InsoIencs
Ofthe SpOilsmen.

We learn from the St Louis papers that
Court of Inquiry, has been ordered by the
Secretary of War. to meet at Fort Lcaven
worth, to investigate the conduct of Capt
VAN VLEIT, Quarter-Master of that post, in
the matter of the mule purchases for the
Army. The Missouri Democrat thus states the
matter at Issue between the Quarter Master
the Secretary of War, and the mule men
THE issue between the Secretary of War
aud the Quarter Master. is that the latter has
been too exacting in his dealings with the
contractors; that in several cases he rejected
mules which they allege came up to the sDe-
cificatiOns of the Department, and that The
price he set on those which he accepted was
below their market value. He is also accused
of Partially to few Of the contractors but
the gravamen of the charges against him is
that he refused, as the agent of the govern
ment to accept all the mules which were
offered to him by some contractors, and
also abused the discretionary powers with
which he was invested by paying them prices
which, though in reality eXorbitant. were be-
low the calculations of their cupidity. and the
promises of those politicians in Washington
who procured for them the patronage of Sc
cretary Floyd. Our readers may now per
celve that II Is not for the laXity but the
rigor of his conduct that Van Vlieti is brought
To the bar He drove too hard bargain with
these injured inGOcents, the mule men, He
had no thorough appreciation of the necessities
the hberality and munifcence of govern
ment which subsists by the iudicious distribu-
ton of spells, and which has spoils TO the
amount of ninety millions to distribute He
was unsophisticated enough to think that the
doctrine of equivalents should be maintained
TO some extent in transactions between the
government and individuals. Hence if the
mule was below the standard height under
or over the required age. broken down. diseas-
ed, or other wise radically defective. he re-
fused to purchase it; ard if il passed inspec-
tlon III all particulars he bought il together
with the rest of the drove at a price which
left only some twenty or thirty dollars head
net profit to the contractors Out of these
injuries inflicted upon those worthy men--the
contractors-has sprung the Govt of Inquiry"
The contractors were only permitted to
make net profit of from twenty to thirty
dollars per head on the mules that were sup
plIed at that post, which being below the
usual scale OF plumber. is not to be tolerated
For our part we are glad that this Inquiry
has been ordered. We have seen many para
graphs and charges as to the corrupt manner
In which this precious mule business has been
carried on; and we may now have some tan
gibie facts upon the subject. We trust Capt
VAN VLEIr will make complete exposition
of his transactions with these sharks. 1t is
quite likely that the whole business of fur
nishing supplies TO the Utah Army would be
proper subject of investigation by Congress
1t needs ventillation; aud we hope this little
inquiry at Leavenworth may lead to it.