The Litchfield County post., 1826-08-15

shock, which lasted forty minutes. Three
lives only were lost. On the nth the people
erected booths in the public square. fearing
that another shock would bury them beneafk
the ruins Of their houses. The night nassed
quietly, and on the 18th tranquility was gem
orally restored.
A Light-Ho is about to be erected at
Dunlxirlx, on Lake Erie, which is to be light
ed with natural Gas. This gas abounds in the
vicinity of that place, and can be obtained by
boring short distance into the beds of almost
any ofthe streams emptying into the Lake.
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A Duel was foughtat Carthagena about the
middle of june, between midshipmen Vaughn,
Of Philadelphia, and SHIELDING of Newly orlx,
both attached to the frigate La Plata, in the
Colombian service. Midshipman SHIELDING re-
ceived ball in his right breast both princi@
pals and seconds had been arrested and inn
prisoned.
Extraordinary A wonderful story IS IN
circulation, that VIM. +. Hooe, young man
OF very respectable family and Connexions in
Fairfax county, VA who was hung on the
SOth ult. (for numbering man for the pur-
pose of obtaining his money to pay asdebt Of
honouT,) cOntrived to escape the fatal effects
of suspension, by means of an apparatus about
his body and neck, and that he is still alive
and at large. His grave is said to have been
opened, and no corpse was found there
This is stated in the Winchester Iva. )Re-
publican. :
The venerable Isaac SHELBY, another
distinguished Revolutionary Patriot and
Statesman is GONE! He died at his resi-
dence in Lincoln county, on the 10Th ult.
Col. SHELBY was the first Governor of
Kentucky, and was called second time to
that Office. He acted conspicuous part
in the battle of Kings Mountain during the
American Revolution, as well as in the
battle on the Thames, in Upper Canada,
in the last war, and whilst he was the Gov
ernor of Kentucky. His name will de-
scend to posterity as one of the worthless
of Kentucky.-Ken. Gaz.
The Roman Catholics have, in the United
States, 10 colleges and Ecclesiastical semina-
ries of learning, besides "a converts and other
religious associations.
Three infants, the eldest about eight
months old, were discovered exposed in the
streets in New York, during the last week,
and taken to the almshouse. Inhumanity of
this description is truly appalling to those who
possess the feelings of parent,
FRANKFoRT, (Ky.) July 10.
/. B. DEsHA.-At the latest accounts, this
miserable man was sill alive but there is not
the least chance Of his recovery. His wind
pipe is severed quite in two, and he can take
no sustenance, except liquids poured into his
mouth.
Recent accounts from India assure us of the
safety of the Baptist Missionaries, who had
for some time been confined at Ava, the cap
ital of the Burman empire. A treaty ofpeace
was concluded between the English and the
Burmese on the gath of Feb. at Yandaloo, AZ
miles from Ava. The English prisoners were
Ave large provinces together with
100 laos Of rupees were surrendered to the
British. DR.. Price, one Of the missionaries
above mentioned, was the Commissioner to
The negotiation on the part fthe Burmese.
The Christian public will be pleased to
hear of the safe arrival at New York, of Mr. and
Mrs Stewart, missionaries at the Sandwich
Islands. The health ofMrs Stewart is much
by the voyage, and there is a pros
'ect other being restored to permanent health.
JAMES PLEAsANrs, (late Governor Of
he Commonwealth Of Virginia) has been
appointed to be a Judge Of the General
Court, in place Of Judge PARKER, of
Northampton county, who departed this
ife on the 18th July and JAMES MoNRoE,
late President of the United States) to be
i Ulster of the University Of Virginia, in
place of the late lamented THOMAS JET
PERSON. +