Litchfield enquirer., 1829-06-04
GENERAL SUMMARY.

GENERAL SUMMARY.
 $s0O0 have been appropriated by the Legislature of this state for the completion of the new state house in New-EIaven, which, with $loOO appropriated by the city and county of New-H Haven, it is thought will be amply sufficient to complete it.
 The Mayor, and two ofthe Aldermen in one of the wards, in New York, have been sued by retailer of drams for refusing to continue his license to retail spirits.
 Mr. Clay, it is said, is about to descend the Missis- sippi to Natchez and New Orleans. Wonder if the Jackson presses wontt charge him with going on an electioneering tour9 We believe he has son and daughter living in New-Orleans.
 The Rev. Wm. Croswell, of New. Haven, late one ofthe editors of the Episcopal Watchman, at Hart ford, has been appointed Rector of Christ Church, Boston, in place of Rev. Dr. Eaton, resigned, and has accepted the appointment. Mir. Eaton has been appointed Domestic Missionary In Boston.
 George w. Frying, Esq. late Minister to Spain, has arrived in New-York, on board a vessel from Havre. .-.. ,.
 Ex-Governor Van Ness, of Vermont, has been ap- pointed Minister to Spain, but will not embark for that country until the ensuing Call. ...,..
 An explosion took place in Granby, in this state, few days ago, by which one man lost his life.
 The seat of government Of Louisiana has been re-. moved from New Orleans to Donaldsonvile, where the next session of the Legislature wiiIbe held. twas recently stated that Mr. Madison was the only surviving member of the Federal Convention of 1787 It appears, however, that the venerable John Lansing, who was member, still living as Aihany: he ia ssSsS sgs and eEvUys good 6ealsIS and spirits. &
 Ogden Hoffman, Esq. has been appOih.ed Dis.ric, Attorney for the city of York, In the place of Hugh Maxwell, Esq. iong and ably 6lled the office. 1 ~ VI
 It is estimated .ha, the population oi Philadelphia is equal to 15O,OOO.
 Thirty canal boats arrived week before las, at Buff faIo. The commerce at that place has opened and looks prosperously. te'
 Two boys were tumbled over Fort Miller Falls, on the Hudson river, last month. They were in small boat, got into the rapids and were dashed over the falls before help could reach shem. ;
 The proprietor of 2 asehagssis a Roches,er, N. Y. gives notice, that in addidon to the number of bears monkeys, &c. in his museum, he has four white mice of beautiful piSage; from BeHgal which are consid. cred as great curiosity as E Bigelows den.is, ad. vertisements." ."..-P Pyess.T sAs%
 Sseei Ors.-A bed of ore has been discovered in Hadley, N. Y says the Saratoga Sentinel, which has been denOminated steel ore, Om ifs being found to make excellent edge tools, afSr the simple process of smelling, without being tempsfed, with ordinary iron. N .E
 Fsn.0le Heroism..-The Catiskill Recorder says By letter from friend in Warwarsing, Ulster co. we learn that Mrs. Donnelly 6f that town, caught bear on the 9th of May, and carried home in tri. umph. She had been about three quarters of a mile from home, where her husband was at wor, to carry him his dinner. On her return, through bye road, leading through the woods she discovered the young bear, pursued and caught it, wishout much difficulty. With wonderful presence of iaisd, she grasped him by the neck, to prevent biting, aad mu6led him 10 that his cries should not alarm fhe old One near by and bore him of a prisoner of was."
 Trouble in hs WgWGM. ."--.The newly appoint. ed postmaster ot Nashville Jeff Washington % elated with his new honor that on his journey he made con- stant sacrifices to the rosy gOk and, as the saying s "when the wine s in, the ruthwili out" the Colo. neI was quite s,ncere and very scommunicatve. AG Louisville in answer to the question of ''well Col what news n he replied, 70, there's war in the pa lace! Eaton's to be turned out of she Cabinet; Du Green wants to rule the roast; and Oid Hickosys in a terrible stew."--ArgIs. R
 We have heard off saying ofAolsa GesrEe Kre. ,er which has some fairness in if He retired from Washington in high dudgeon as se 9shsofshe throngs of applicants who were hangingoa she skirn of the officers now in power: Adams assR Clay sUere cOr. rsps, said he, but aeis soes ehFs gIay sUksn com. pared Co ~hat s gOing on ia Wasaisgf.e ner.
 sCRriists HyaId.
 One JsH SaOep"-It is annoanssd in ore Of she Washington papers. that . asyeep VI shBee hundred post masters has already been ngaA This is but mere triAe, however, to what any he expecssd.-- There are 77OO more heads Co falin shas deparment unless the incumbenS make theinpesce by " csook. ing the pregnant hinges of tho khss%--GSee.
 There are about l4 Dewspapsp publiuhsd ia the ssase of Alabama An edisOs sass psB and signs In. crease among them. In Tuscalpdli lhsge arc thrss, besides tracts from TempsransA @oelasy.--B.
 There were several bOan at ihd suAoush Of White river, on the 18th of March, Ged wilh IOsw or liy families of ChsrOkees. who arc eisEating from the old nasiOn east of the Mississippi 0 she Cherokee nation on the Arkansas. sss