The Litchfield County post., 1827-10-11

Fires IN EngiaRd.--A Ere has occurred at Sheer
ness, which destroyed 81 houses. The loss Of pro-
perry was very great. One little girl persisted. In
lower Ihames-street London, property 10 the amount
of 100000 has been consumed
Take a Nenspapert--A gentleman came into onr
office few days since, and subscribed for oar paper,
saying that he had not been in the habit Of taking
newspaper, but had accidentally few DAYS previous,
taken up one, and looking Over the list of letters
advertised in II, found Que for himself lie had taken
II from the Office, and found the contents relating to
certain farm Of his, some distance from here which,
in consequence Of some legal proceedings against il,
would have been past recovery, had the letter remain
ed but few days longer in the post Office. As it is
It will cost 60 10 dollars more to retain his proper
y than it would, had he obtained his letter when first
advertised. -SacketS Har. Ady,
Commodore Rodgers has been appointed Commits
sioner of the Navy The Board now consists of Com
modore Rodgers, president; and Commodores Tmgey
and Warringt,...
Influence of the Ymagination-Dr. Parsons distin-
guished dentist ct Boston, in recent essay the
subject of extracting teeth, audes to the effect of i'm
agInatIon IN stopping the tooth ache He saws, that
lady in Boston, who is subject this distressing com
plant, has for eVera months been in the habit of Dor
rowing his instruments when she felt return Of the
pain, and the sight OF them never fails to effect
immediate cure.
American Home Missionary Society, has been unan-
mously invited both by church and congreg ation to
become Colleague Pastor with the Rev. DR.. Payson Of
Portland.
The Rev. DIR. McAuley, of New-York has been in
vied to the Presidency of Pennsylvania University,
KY as the successor Of DR.. HoLLey.
Methodist Episcopal Church.--The minutes of the
several Annual Conferences of the Methodist Epsco-
pal Church for 1927 give total increase during the
year for which they are made up, of 81 l97 members
and l79 travelling preachers Total number of MEM
| bers, 3Sl,99 OF travelling preachers, 1876; of
whom IL are superannuated. The number of Con-
fercnces is IT, districts u.s. circuits and Satons 759
Mrs. Hemans asdecned the offer made by the
proprietors of the Philadelphia Ladies Album, to in
duce her acceptance of the editorshp of that Journal
! A charitable Society of young ladies in Hartford,
the purchase of Library for the Girls School at
Monropa." it consists of more than hassdred vol
ums, selected with great care by Mrs. Sigoutneg.
The Life of John Ledyard, the famous American
traveller, by Jared Sparks, Editor of the N. A. Re-
| view, is announced as in the press at Boston.
The receipts in the treasury of the American Board
from Aug. Dist Sept Goth, amounted to $5259 20,
besides cIoathing, and $3.50 81 in the way of legacy,
We also notice the acknowledgment of printing press
and apparatus. to be established at Malta for printing
in the American language, from our fellow citizen
Knowles Taylor, Esq.-N. Y. Obs.
Murder.-We are informed that on Saturday last,
| Robert Bush, of Westfed, committed one of the
most arocious acts ever perperaed in this part of the
country. The circumstances as related to were
follows Bush was an Incorporate man, and often
quarreled with and abused his wife, and she had sep
arated from him aad was living with her friends. He
| had several times threatened to take her life, and on
Saturday last he loaded his gun, went to the house
where she resided, entered the and discharged
the gun at her head. She fell upon the cellar stairs,
! and survived only few hours. He then attempted
to kill himself by taking OPIUM but did not succeed.
He was Immediately secured, and has been commit-
tod p,,eI Of ala
i'll Westfeld: she has left three chldren.--H GaS.
Poisoned CIeese.--About thirty members of one of
the militia companies the parade Tuesday, were
made sick by eating of cheese which formed part
of their noon luncheon We understand that it was
handsome and we'll aavoured cheese, with no ap-
pearance of any improper ingredient, and that about
twenty persons who ate of it sustained no injury.
Boston Daily Ade.
| american Tract Society--The receipts into the
| treasury of this Institution, during the two months
ending Sept. 18th, amounted to $3,484 Total re-
ments, during the same period, $500 A. Whole
number of Tracts printed since the LIST Of May exclu
sve of bound volumes LII 900; or about 1000 600
| pages. Whole numder of Christian Almanacs &c.
500. Due within IL months for paper, most Of
which has been used 1882 "a.
AGRICULTURAL.-W hare mow laying BE-
fore Sererat bean po ola species brought from the
Cape Of GoOdiope, measuring from eighteen to toenty
sr inches tong, IN their dry and shrunkea state. They
raised IN Sharon, and brought here for exhibition
at the Cattle Sho'c and Fair.
meeting ofthe members Of the LIST Ecclesiastical
Society, in Ltcfeld has been scaned to meet Mon
dag the 18th inst at the meeting house, for the purpose
Of considering the erpediemcy Of erecting meeting
house, funds having been raised, by subscription, o,
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