Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-10-01

she Eastern ports. They are regularly gaEetted a
they pass through the large Cities
Asplendid Vase has lately been presented to Hugh
MAXWELL ESQ., late district attorney Of the city Of New
York, by the merchants, as tribute Of respect aud
testimony Of regard in which they held his services
while engaged in his arduous duties. The price Of
the vase was $lOO0-and contains 357 ounces Of pure
silver. To afford great number the opportunity OF
contributing, person allowed to subscribe more
than 80 towards the expense. II is said to be very
beautiful and splendid. On the front of the peinent
is the following inscription:
"Presented to Hugh Maxwell, Efq. by the Mcr-
chants Of the City Of New-York in testimony Of the
ability, frmncss industry, perseverance, and public
Spirit exhibited by him in the discharge Of his official
duties as District Attorney. a. ID. 1899"
Charles Carroll Of Carrolton, the only surviving
signcr Of the Declaration Of independence, learn
by the National Gazette, entered upon his ninety
fourth year OH the Goth August. He is said to be in
the enjoyment Of excellent health.
Maine.--ATr. Hunton, the an-Jackson candidate
for Governor in this satc is elected by majority of
between and 1000. The State Senate is said to be
about equally balanced In the House, there is con-
siderable anti-Jackson minority.
Vtrmont.-It was stated in last that Mr.. Prem
ss had been elected to Congress in the fifth congress
sional district after many unsuccessful trials. Further
accounts that there has again been choice!
Heath of Ne,o- Crleans-The editors of the Nor.
folk Beacon OF The 18th Sept. observe-hat they 'had
converscd will; gentleman just arrived from that
Inflated city, which he left the 3lst August, who
Informed that the yellow fever continued to prevail
an alarming dcgrec-from Is to 80 dying daily
Alo6iie.-I, is represented, in letter from this
place of the Sd Sept. that there good deal Of
sickness in that CITY, Several of yellow fever
had occurred but said to be traced to vessels which
had arrived either from New-Orleans or Havana.
1t Placqu'm"e, up the river Mississippi from New
Orleans, destructive fever has broken out, and II
persons, including three physicians, died in the
Of few days.
The Pensacola Gazette states that at the Bay Of 81.
Louis, where company Of artillery has been station
ell, il very sicky-the yellow fever prevailing
1t. james NJ. Spencer and several others had died.
Rufus X. Anderson, ESQ. Of Alabama, who killed
his brOther.in.law, Mr. Tau, Of Winchester, Tenn,
and after being baiIed went to Alabama, an account
Of which was published two weeks ago. the Huntsville
papers state voluntarily returned 10 Winchester,
hearing OF the death of Mr.. Taul.
The Oyster War.-On the first page Of this days
paper We have given. from an EiSabethtown paper,
detailed account Of outrage upon the oyster beds
in Jersey by some New.Yorkers. BY the following
statement, il wilt be seen that the war 10 over,
some "oompunc,ious vstings Of conscience" and no
doubt little fear Of justice, begin to be felt.
We learn tsays the Elizabethown Journal) that the
Staten Island oystermen have left of preyng upon the
oyster beds at the mouth Of the Raran and that they
have become seriously alarmed for the conseque
Of their late outrage. That they have some cause for
alarm may be readily perceived: bills Of indictment
were found against thirty Of them at the late term Of
the Middesex courts and we learn that It 10 the in
tention Of the Governor to make formal demand up
on the Executive Of New-YOrk, for the delivery to
the officers Of justice of those individuals against whom
the bills were found.
Cheoper stM.-Tho fare in the steam boats from
New-York to Albany has during the last week been
reduced to so cents! Such is the spirit Of compcti
,on, that within very few years a million Of dollars
has been sunk on the North River Lines. So says
the American.
President Jackson.-We have noticed for days
pas. the following article from correspondent, Of The
United Suites Gazette circulating in the newspapers.
Presenting to have been piece fmere scandal we
have not heretofore copied it, But the Jackson
papers do not contradict, but endeavor TO paliate it,
we presume there is truth in it than they are
disposed to acknowledge. The fact is, the Washing
ton correspondent Of the United States Gazette is
able, intelligent, Paul P'y sort Of a writer and lets
the ruI,c into more estate secrets than all the
Washington papers together.
"Our city has been very much agita,ed for some
days past the subject Of dispute between minis
ter Of one Of our churches, General Jackson and Ma
ior Eaton. The minister il said to have delivered n
very plain sermon, in the presence Of General Jack.
son who has been Of his congregation ln this
discourse, am told that he drew the portrait Of n
under the sketches, the names Of the originals. No
one could mistake that the good President was pic
ture Of the ex-Presdent Adams; and as little was il
possible to err in fixing General jackson as the orig
nal Of the other portrait. The effect Of this discourse
Vvas 70 produce active enmy against the Minister;
which was greatly increased by some observations
which the latter in the exercise OF his duty 40 con.
servator ofthe morals Of hrs ock considered himself
bound to make. The minister it 10 said, was sent for
by Gen. Jackson and, in the presence Of Mr.. Eaion'
was Intercepted and reprOved: but as he 10 under
stood 20 be a. pious he is Conscientious cOnces-
Zion escaped from him; and the angry feelings OF the
Of power, instead Of being assuaged, were still
church of the offended minister and has taken pew
in another church. II 10 further Tumourcd, that the
matter is not yet terminated.
suit has been threatened to be brought against
the minister; while he the other hand has mena-
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