The Litchfield County post., 1827-12-20
ECCENrRIc RENErnl.ENcE.


OF residence anknown: he is called /" Mr.. A. B."
aud "ihc Master" He adye,tses la the autumn, and
offers hnself to certain town. and dIreCls where let
tefs witA reach him. lie has named Brai'ieboTough,
VI NJ oDc time, aud Amherst, N. H. at another. He
has Just offered his again for the ensuing win
ter, and letters may be New-Ipswich,N N. H. In
one instance when he closed his school, he left for
y-s'x dollars, to hire a young lady for summer
school.
THE POST OFFIcEEsTA BLIsHMENT.-Fr the A.
nercan Farmer. published Baltimore, we learn the
following interesting facts. Under the new contracts,
the Post Master General has arranged have The mail
delivered at Cincinnati in SIX DAYS from Baltimore
d prosperous are the affairs of the department. un-
der the Administration OF Mr.. MIean that we have
reason TO think that he will report surplus revenue
ct 500 900, after prOdIgiOus OF routes and
increase OF facilities: and that he will be able and
willing make the turnpike from Baltimore to Phia-
deIphia, with the revenue of his department, should
Congress deem it expedien and within their power to
% establish post roads,"
There are now very few seats of State Govern
ments, however remote, which are not favored with
daily nails during the sessions of their Legsla-
lures.
'F0t0l Renccntre-A few days since,
some persons in Sullivan County, after
they had been hunting for Deer, stopped
on an eminence near the Hudson and
Delaware Canal, to shoot at mark. They
had placed their mark over a cluster of l.
rishmcn on the Canal, though SO far above
them that there could be no possible dam
ger of any accident. The lrishmen how
ever became restless, and on the request
of the Contractor, they altered their mark
and fired another way. The Irishmen
still however, continued their threats, land ct
length marched up in body land surroun-
ded the shooting party-who endeavored
10 make their way through them, and with
the assistance ofthe Contractor, effected
passage out. The Irishmen pursued
them with shovels and pickaxes--the
shooting party got out of their reach, ex-
cepting Mr. Doty, who being small man,
and carrying heavy rifle, was overcome
with fatigue-and finding himself unable
| to escape, he lay down with the piece cock
ed. They approached him with pickaxes
and other weapons, in an attitude Of attack
when he raised the muzzle of his piece,
the butt resting'on the ground, and told
them them if they attempted 10 approach
him, he would take deliberate aim and fire.
They damned him, bidding him defiance,
and continued to approach, when he exc
cuted his threat, and the foremost one fell
dead on the spot. The others ga hered
round their companion and Doty affected
his escape. He gave himself up and the
Coroner's jury considered it case of us
tifabe homicide. ". Y. Observer.
Theatrical Stage sunk.--As several he
atrical performers were engaged at Park
Theatre last Saturday evening, in prepar-
a. IL, +l g
for the solemnities ofthe Sabbath the cords
that held the trap gave way in consequence
of which Messrs. Simpson and Barry with
Mrs Barry, were precpitated Ia feet.
Both gentlemen were considerably inur-
ed. Mrs Barry had her leg broken, ankle
dislocated, and it is feared that amputation
will be necessary ID.
Expeditions travelling.-By sending ex-
press to Baltimore on Tuesday, after the
delivery of the Presidents message so as
this city in the steamboat at five O'Clock,
P. M. we were enabled to furnish all our
! Northern and Eastern subscribers with
copies of the Message, "a hours earlier than
the mail would have carried them from
this city. The messenger, who performed
this service, and was also the bearer of CO.
1 pies for all the Baltimore editors, left our
| Office door in light two horse wagon, at
twentyminutes past twelve O'Clock, and
arrived in Baltimore at half past three -
Considering that he carried in his wagon
about 5000 copies of the Message, and bad
but two changes of horses on the road, the
journey was performed with surprizing
lquickness. The express was furnished by
the cnterprising mail contractors, Messrs.
Stockton g. Stokes.-N0t. Int.
Fire IN the prairies.-A St. Louis pa
per of Nov. Is says, for several days past,
the rays of the sun have been almost en-
tirely excluded from our city, by thick
clouds of sm'@e from the burning prairies
that surround it. On Monday, breeze
from the west brought with it shower of
ashes, somewhat resembling thin snow.
This, however, was of short duration, but
the fire and smoke still continue. 1t is to
be regretted thar the law on the subject of
firing prairies, is not more ridgidly enfor-
ced. Every Fall the farmer is in danger
of losing his arduous years labor, his fen
ces, and his dwelling. All the young tim
Der is destroyed, and the Prairies. instead
Of being lessened are increased by the con-
fagration.