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Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
Old Brown Again.

So much has been said, by other papers al
over the North, that, perhaps, the melancholy
story of old John Brown has become surfeit tt
the general reader; but the following letter from
the old hero, 50 heroically sets forth his manly
character. and his disinterestedness and unselfsl
nature in the hour of his extreme trial and peril
that we cannot forbear adding word of com
ment.
It seems to us eminently worthy, that a fund
should be raised by sympathizng friends through
out the North, for the support and relief Of ole
Osawattomie's suffering family; and that they
should be placed beyond the reach of want
since their main supporters have been thus bar
barously torn from them. Again we make nc
apologies for old Browns conspiracy and trea
son: but certainly, the peculiar circumstance:
under which this family have been placed, the
loss of the son in Kansas, and the mad foray O
the father. for which the punishment of deatf
overbanos him. seem to render it becoming and
proper that some provision should be made fol
the destitute condition of family, whose heat
so unsel6shly and pathetically recommends te
tho renerositv of his friends. All subscriptions
sent to the n. Y. Tribune, will be duly acknowl
edged in the columns of that paper.
Il is related of John Brown, that while living
in Pennsylvania, he had often occasion to aio
the necessities of Others which he did with {
zest and beartiness becoming his great spirit
In the darkening hour which now approaches
him, let similar spirit Of forgiveness and CHAIR
ty be extended to his suffering spirit. So shall
he be comforted and strengthened at the last
and so shall he meet his doom with that las
feor for the welfare of those he holds dearer thar
life, wholly at rest; the last and the only fea
that can disturb or distract his heroic SOUL
Here is the letter -
Mns. L. MARIA CHID.-Ay Dear Friend (sucl
! you prove to be, though strangely. You
most kind letter has reached me, with the kline
offer to come here and take care Of me. ALLOW
me to express my gratitude for your great sym
pathy, and at the same time to propose to you {
different course, together with my reasons fo1
wishing it. should certainly be greatly pleas
ed to become personally acquainted with one sc
gifted and so kind but ] cannot avoid seeing
some objections to it, under present cireumstan
First, am in charge of a most humane gentle
man, who, with his family, have rendered me
every possible attention ! have desired, or that
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18

could be of the least advantage;sand / am 90
far recovered from my wounds as no longer to
require nursing. Then, again, II would subject
you to great personal Inconvenience and heavy
expense. without doing any good Allow me to
name to you another channel, through which
you may reach me with your sympathies much
more effectually I have at home wife and
three young daughters, the youngest but little
over five years old. and the oldest nearly six
teen. a have also two daughters-in- law, whose
husbands have both fallen near me here. There
is also another widow, Mrs. Thompson, whose
husband fell here. Whether she is a mother or
not, cannot say. All these, my wife included,
live at North Elba Essex Co., N.Y. have a
middle aged son, who has been in some degree,
cripple from his childhood, who would have
as much as he could well do to earn living
He was most dreadful sufferer in Kansas, and
lost all he had laid up. He has not enough to
clothe himself for the Winter comfortably.
have no living son, or son in law, who did not
suffer terribly in Kansas.
Now, dear friend, would you not as soon con-
tribute fifty cents now, and like sum yearly, for
the relief of those very poor and deeply af1ict-
ed persons? To ena! lie them to supply them
selves and their children with bread and very
plain clothing, and to enable the children to re-
ceive common English education? Will you
also devote your own energies to induce others
to join you in giving like amount, or any other
amount, to constitute little fund for the pur-
pose named?
cannot see how your coming here can do me
the least good and am quite certain you can
do mo immense good where you are I am
quite cheerful under all my affecting circumstan-
ces and prospects, having, as I humbly trust,
" the peace of God which passeth all under
standing" to rule in my heart. You may make
such use of this as you see fit God Almighty
bless and reward you thousand fold
Yours in sincerity und truth, JOHN DRcwS.
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
Superior Court-Noyember Term.

/ -
Hon; CHA's j. MoGuRDY, Judge
The case of Mangsms VS.. Bares, occupied
all Of last week, the closing pleas being made on
Friday, when the Court adjourned over until
Monday The Jury were again unable to decide
on the merits Of the case, and the papers were
taken back by the Judge on Tuesday. The eyi-
dence on the part of the plaintiff in this case
went to show that the def't had made YER
bal promise of S2500 to the pl'ff for the support
of child which she claimed to be his, when it
should arrive at the age of three years. On the
other hand Mr. Barnes, who is one of the most
respectable citizens of Sherman utterly denies
the allegations of the plff, and brings much cir
cumstantial evidence to bear on the case, show
ing the great improbability that any connection
with the plf could have occurred. All Sherman
and part of New Milford, seemed to be interes-
ted IN the case, which was very ably argued on
the side of the Pl'f by Messrs. Sanford of New
York and Orion of New Milford, and for the De-
TT, by Messrs. White of Danbury and Hubbard
Of Litchfeld.
The Jury stood six and six on the first ballot.
ings, but changed to four for the plaintiff and
eight for the defendant before handing in the
papers. The case will now probably be settled
outside of the Courts. We certainly hope so.
Satae VS.. Mary Hendrahen.-Th action for the
setting fire of a barn of Asaph Phinney of Cole
brook on the 29th of March last, which was tried
at the April term of the Court, and resulted
in verdict against the Delft, which was set
aside by the last term of the Supreme Court Of
Errors, has been again ON trial this week.
Verdict of Acquittal.
For the State, Dist Atty Sedgwick and
Hitchcock. For the Deft, Messrs. Hall and
Graves.
Mrs. Sarah Lyman vs.. Jeremiah Pech.-Ac
ton for assault and battery. The circumstances
of the case have been already before the public
The Jury acquitted the defendant after being on
ly twenty minutes out. For Pl'f: Dist. Atty
Sedgwick and Barbour. For Deft Hall and
Hubbard. Court adjourned to the 29th inst.
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18

Ttask Of Boston, who has lately Illuminated /
smoky fusee against tobacco smoking enjoying
the min fragrance Of our editorial pipe. aborp.o
/ the sea-foam ON mind composed and at rest
dismissed John Brown dismissed elections es
Ichewed polisies forgotten (for the moment only
rail roads while enjoying all this domestic fell
| city and peace, and composing our mind for the
natural eclm Of this present enlargement Of the
ENQUIRER suddenly, fearfully, startlingly, cruel
y, our ears are assailed by the most unearthly
the most unnatural, the most demoniac ringing
and dingiag, and changing, and swinging OF bells
bells, bells, and the screeching and shouting and
screaming Of infantile voices, which reach even
our high altitude crying Auction! Auction J!
| Auetion!!!" 1853
Now we wonder whether our village readers
whether our brotherhood of the editorial fraterni-
ty, have ever been or are visited nightly with the
same unsoughtfor serenade, and are as disturbed
and distracted as are we, at their very Penates,
by this custom more honored, in the country, in
the observance than in the breach,-by this
noisy, noxious tintinabulatoy method of crying
Auctions? e.g.5 ...s, r...
Auctions are very good things in their way
indeed they bring custom to the printer, as they
do to the auctioneers we would not de-cry them:
but when about three auctions are going on at
one and the same time, and each auction gives
employment to three night destroying urchins
and each urchin gives employment to six sets Of
bells, and twelve pair Of resonant jaws, and each
jaw gives encouragement to half as many tongues
are those tongues mellifuous? those jaws melodi-
Gus? those urchins things of beauty?" Are
they not rather "a jaw forever"
wonder whether Mr. Keats did mt understand
this, when he wrote that famous line of his. We
wonder whether the poet Poe ever heard auction
crying or ringing, Tor rather if he didn't the night
ne wrote his Raven, y and why if he did, he
had mt added another verse to his famous
Bells slightly after this strain"
Auction Bells!
What world of wickedness their awful d;no
foretels,
What swearing, and staring, and tearing
out of hair,
What signing and flying and crying down of
By the dipging and the ringing and the
swinging
Of these bells.
Bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells bells, bells, bells
by the ringing and The swinging Of these bells!
Have we said enough? The dying bells say
we have-their jaws are giving out their brazen
tongues in their cracking Threats are twanging
their last feeble walls but their kne yet rings in
our ears, as they ring, and have rung, and will
ring again in those of our village readers.
DO Mr. Deputy Court-cryer-do Mr.. Messenger
Munger-do Mr.. Somebody, do put legal fiat
on hundred or less of these crying evils launch
out your all-powerful Vessels and spike their
guns. So shall our own and our readers hearty
benediction be'yours. So shall we utter our glad
archieopiscopal blessing on the defunct and de-
parted tintinabulators!
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18

~
One failure Of this Revie4 i - Is |'.s'
tractive. We allude. to the 1ri1I I..'t. g.
publications of the day undo t1o to1H1:.
head Of Contemporary Literutars, 41|sh &I/<
Immediately after the articles forming ~ I<
Of the Number. In this Department are found
concise critiques on such books published duFtr
the preceding quarter are not made the tor -
elaborate essays and reviews The new yp'.
are classed under the Several heads Of aTM Nit.
gical Literature" History" q Biograpb
!" Voyages and Travels" g Politics." a Sci.
Bellies Lettres," &C., thus affording W IL
synopsis of the recent advances in all
ments of literature. and one which may gsx 4
ly be taken as reliable guide as to the -
or scientific standing of the works CONF q
on. Continental, as well as English and A.. Z
can publications, all meet here on c0rfz. q
ground the aim of the Review, in this divie.sys
being to give accurate information as to the PCS
tive merits, value, and character of the several
works whose publication is announced, not -
often in the more formal articles to superse6e
particular criticism by independent dissertation
Price of the four Reviews, So q year; Blaes
wood and the four Reviews, $40. Leonan1
scott l. Co., Publishers N Y W
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
Bells.

\ These latter evenings-0r the evenings oflast
week-were delicious, we think we may say en-.
chanting" sublime" What with the full orbed
moon" pale wanderer" &c.-the balmy atmos.
phere-the soft soothing starlight, only varied at
the close by premonitory snow dash--the nights
have naturally followed the delightful days, and
rendered an appropriate realization to the long.
looked-ior and hardly hoped, glad, Indian Sum-
meri
But all mortality is subject to unrest, and NOT
aioy but e allied to some secret sorrow
ana while in our sanctum, high toward heaven,
- ny reclining backward in our cosy chair, ga
s'ne at the lone goddess of the night, leading on
neg starry train," through the crsvice Of our
crossed editorial boots,--enjoying--if we NAV
fpeak i and not offend the very Reverend M
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
MARRTED

On Thursday evening last in the Chapel of tina
Elm Park Institute, by the Rev. II. N. Hudson,
assisted by DR.. Richards, Henry Martin Miner.
Esq, of Mortified, to Miss Amelia Catlin HeS
ton of the same place. -.
In New Hartford on the 10th inst, BY ths
Rev. E. Hall, Jr., Mr.. Herman A. Holcoinb. al
New Hartford, to Miss Josephine E. daughter Of
Jesse button, Esq, Of Barkhamsted.
In New Hartford, on the 18th inst, by 8. q.
Mason, ESQ, lir. Nathan Culver, of burlington,
to Miss Julia Daloon Gillett Of New Hartford.
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18

The Taridville branch Of the Canal rslIroad is
again in operation. The Carpet Works are to
commence operations about The first Of Decem-
Der.
Mr. Curtis Beardsley was rug over by freight
tram on the Housatonic Road, at Stepney, on
Friday afternoon. One leg was crushed, and he
survived but short time.
i The house Of Lauren Merriam in Meriden, was
entirely destroyed BY fire, on the 9Th inst. In
sured by Litchfeld Mutual Insurance Company
for $500. -
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
.propos to THANKSGIVING.

The ties of family and kindred are compare,
ely weak in our country. Circumstances
bur condition have doubtless greatly tended to
result. Families for the most part are dis
sed abroad Few children spend their ma
years in their native towns. Drawn away
Interest, inclination or necessity, they wander
into distant and different places. Remote from
the old homestead and separated from each other
they severally find their homes. Engrossed in
their own individual concerns, they seldom meet
or only occasionally. They often fail to keep up
regular and frequent correspondence. Gradual
ly they pass out of each others thoughts. The
tame of natural affection, unsustained by appro
riasAfleb burns low or quite goes out. In any
Of our communities, persons will be found who
are not certain whether their brothers and sisters
are still alive or not. When recently questioned or
that subject an elderly citizen Of one of our towns
replied: For aught know, / have two broth
ers and sister still alive. have not seen them
OR received any direct communication from any
Of them for great many years but if they had
died, I think should have heard Of it." Te
think Of children of the same mother, becoming
SO estrapged and Indifferent in the course of thei
!. short lives-it is sad to contemplate.
But change fol-, the better seems to have
commenced. More Importance begins to be at
taehed to the natural spf Kindred Many are
busy tracing out their geneasosies. Gatherings
of kindred have been had in several instances on
large scale, within few years. The truth Of
the Scottish saying that Blood is thicker thar
water, is beginning to be appreciated. Every in
dication of this kind is to be hailed as matter
of congratulation. Whatever tends to quicken
and perpetuate family affection, will operate as
check upon the cold-hearted selfishness, which
is the fruit of individualism carried to the ex
IRENE it has reached among US. Our annua
Thanksgiving day, besides its devotional bearing
is valuable in its social tendency. It is to b.
hoped the approaching one will contribute much
to this end that on that occasion, all the fami
lies in the county and Of the State will,so 70,
as practicable, be assembled under the old roof
and If the parents are gone, it will be good anc
refreshing for brothers and sisters to sit down to
gether as of yore, and to recall the scenes ani
feelings Of childhood and youth.
In short, not to extend our homily beyont
bounds, let every body 60 home next week ant
spend Thanksgiving ..
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
New Magazirs

PETERsoN's MAGAz1NE-We are in receipt Of
this popular Ladys Magazine for December. II
is splendid number. Peterson has already a
circulation Of nearly 100000, and will be greatly
increased next year. The price is $500 q year
or three copies for $500. To each person get
ting up club, the Publisher promises two splen-
did Engrayings Of Niagara. G. B, Peterson
Philadelphia Publisher.
The WESTMINSTER REVIEW for October, now
just issued, is very full number, remarkable for
the variety and general attractiyepess Of the sub
jects discussed
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

A large Auction sale of horses and stock a
place at Clason's Point, N. Y. State, last mn.
day. The property belonged to Mr. j. B. Ms
not and excited great interest among horse fss-
ciers and dealers. One noble, sorrel stallion. Is.
med Logan, by imported Trustee, was sold ar,
$4,000, to Mr.. Harrison of Virginia; and CO:
sidered cheap at that. A SNOWY, sorrel, thorcnu..
bred mare was also purchased by Mr.. Harist
for $500, and will go South with Logan.
Natire american, trotting horse, 7years ~.
that has trotted in IS, sold for $4,000 -
Fanny Norris, a thin built little mare, sire
by Hill Black Hawk, trots in 2 40, and believes \
to be able to make twenty miles in an hour went
for $40 Another mare for Sass; three fs1f
old for $3.50 another $3.50. n
Two saddle horses brought respectively g.
and 500; two Durham COWS brought s62, ~
$50 respectively. A four year old Durham cos:
brought SO. A thorough bred Ayrshire COW
went for Se5, and three year old Ayrshire heif-
er for $40 IS. u
There were fourteen head Of stock sold ~
1928 SO. Fifteen thoroughbred horses q
S7,27O, and twenty five trottng horses at S6.s05.
| "A oho1P ioC, SttJS Iho 1'W"e. Il
TnANKsG1vING.S oath of November has
been designated as a day of Thanksgiving in Va
following States, twenty-five in all !; Maine, iyss
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Alabama,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Missis,;~sf
Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, India1 "a
nois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio, K.
| A gentleman who spoke of having been sa.
by ladys beauty, was advised to kiss the q
1t is undeniable, says Prentice, that in Ame..
ca, it takes three to make pair-he, she and
hired girl Had Adam been modern, theyy
would have been hired girl in Paradise to Loo
after little Abel and raise Cain"
EPlGRAM.
When Sarah Jane the moral Miss,
Declares It's very wrong to kiss
I'll bet shilling see through IT,;
The damscl, fairly understood, -.
Feels lust as any Christian. should
Shed rather suffer wrong than do it!
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We design giving our chessplaying readers sor
their amusement during the long winter evenings.
chess problem each week, together with /.
and then game in full, as played by some distin-
guished players. We hope for their credits sake,
that we shall receive several correct answers to
each problem.
The following is
Chess Problem No. l.
By Hing and HarwiGs.
BLACK.
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
DIED.

In this village, Thursday Nov. II, Of typhoid
fever, Mr. Bennett T. Warner, aged 20.
"a Salisbury on the 18th inst. Mrs, EstheF
yF4cds, aged IS years.
In Watertown, on the 18th inst, Mrs. Clara
Welton, widow of the late Jonathan Weltons
aged 80 years.
Sin Canaan, on the 10th inst, Rulun Aiiyns
| aged % wears.
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
WHITE.
White to play and mate in three moves.
Isolation meet ,reek:.)
WHITE.

We also give to our learned readers this week.
the following Latin paragraph, the solution Of
which we will give in week or two, after our
scholastic friends have had an opportunity to en-.
ercise their ingenuity upon it:
* ST noscam tends Outs passus sit vita. DUN.
Crucem Cur, ut vivas Amore quorum, Homiss
num-" I.
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
State Items.

The Rosin Oil Works at Stamford, owned by
Messrs Wadsworth, were destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night, with all their contents, inclu-
ding 5000 gallons of oil. The immediate cause
of the fire was the blowing off of the cover of
the manhole" in one of the retorts or stills.
In an instant after the explosion, the whole inte-
rior Of the building was a mass of flames and
smoke Several thousand gallons of oil, in
vaults, were saved. Loss, Ss,OO0-no insurance.
Chas. Blair, of Collinsville who has been gen.
orally blackguarded by the Democratic press be-
cause he filed an order for pixies for John
Brown, answers in card to the Hartford Times,
in which he states that the whole number was
$50. They were contracted for in 1857, and Mr..
Blair had no knowledge of the use to be made of
them, and no suspicion that there was anything
wrong about it. a.
The barn of VIM. Grant, at East Windsor,
was set on fire, as is supposed, by an ipcendiary,
and totally destroyed, with its contents, at 6
o'clock Monday evening. The contiguous build
ings were also consumed. The courthouse had
just received the summer crop raised by Mr..
Grant There was considerable tobacco in the
barn. The loss is nearly $4,000.
The Congregational Church in Lincoln, Conn.,,
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening Near
ly all the furniture including the organ, was sa-
we'd. The loss is estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000. Insurance 81 800. A reward of $4,000
is offered by the selectmen for the conviction of
the incendiary.
The Congregational Church in Birmingham
have unanimously called the Rev. R. G. Williams
to become their pastor. The Church edi6ce has
been enlarged and much improved. 1t will soon
be dedicated. It is much desired that Mr.. Viii
liams accept the CALL for he is eminently qualified
for such place as Birmingham. He is one Of
those ministers who puts himself on a level with
his people. He will have much influence over
snch manufacturing village, and we shall be
happy to learn that he accepts the call
The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad Company
are extending their docks at Norwalk, their in
creaaing business making it necessary to have
more dock room.
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
ro PRINTERS!

Fon sAnn.-An excelItiss secondhand Riinsing
Press. Hoes patent, in the best OF repair ana
nth all the paniments Of distributor, ION:
ef. ehases, &C., &C. Size Of platen, sz4xso4-%
he'd s7x2s-the former size Of the Eag''rr. EeF
sals very reasonably Enquire ct this of4es.
3O.u
Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
TAKE NoTICE-EDUCATIoNAL,

aar DR.. Richards Institute fog Boys
is now thoroughly organized. The winter
sion has opened with thirty pupils ana - -
corps of Instructors. Boys from the ne'snDu
towns can be accommodated with excellent 1870
and rooms, by Mr. w. Woodin, near 'ne y
t,te and on reasonable terms: