Litchfield enquirer., 1829-04-30

field, charged with having murdered nus w'Ie on Friday last. On the afternoon ot snat oay' two of MT. Perry's oldest sons went home on visit. when they found their mother wttll . handkerchief twisted gOHnd her neck tied to one of the andirons before the fire, just breath. ioe her last. On examination, 1t appeared that she had been knocked down, and tnen choked by the hands of the wretch, before he tied her to the andirOn. Perry was tound near the house intoxicated. Mrs. Perry was a respectable woman, 46 years Ot age, anu mas left nine children, the youngest but 8 years old.-BridgpOr Farmer @ CRrAr Loss.--Mr.aJ. Matthews, in com ing from the steam.boat this morning lost ms pocket hook, containing ssCetUe hoYsond dOt- iars, in U. s. Bank Notes. MT. M. Ye learn had inst returned from MOntesideo in the ship Gen. Hand, arrived at Philadelphia, and that this sum was part of the avalIs Of the vovage-he offers reward of five hundred dollars for the recovery of the ,noney.--B0tt. Patriot.
 On entering the Post Office at an early hour on Tuesday morning last, one of the Clerks handed to Mr. Skinner (the Postmas- ter) letter without any suaperscripsi"n. which was surpassed, from the circumstance of hav- the advertisement. attached to it, to contain the Sl2,OOO advertised by Mr. Matthews, as having beeu lost between the Steam Boat and his residence. On examination 1t was found to contain Sll,5OO-the person depositing it in the Post Office having deducted the $500 offered for its recovery. Really; Mr. Mat thews was born under a lucky star.
 Shocking !--The house of Mr. Cyrus Hall, of Sardinia, Erie County, with its contents, was consumed by fire on the night of the l7th ut. Four of his children were consumed with the building. The parents of an infant were visiting at the house ofa neighbor, and had left their house in the care of the thil- dren. It appears that the oldest. a boy. had risen fiom his bed, and had no other way to escape but by going through the other part 0f the house, which was so completely in flames that his retreat there was cut off, and his bones were found by the door.-Register. Names.-A Philadelphia paper announces tho death of MT. Sheepsh0nks, the insolvency of MT. Lamb. and the nomination for govern or of Mr. Wo!c What must we think ofa flock of sheep wlio would choose wolf to govern them The Cherokee Phenix states, that Cher okee family had been robhrd by white people, eight miles from Carrot County aud that the poor Cherokee has nO redress in the courts Of Georgia, because no Indian is ad- nitted there either as witness or party. l. MT. Randolph declines a reelection tO Congress. Mr. R. had with him at Wash ingtOn, two servants, Juha and John. AL most every pleasant day he might be seen riding on a white horse, (in antient Rome, the emblem of sovereignty Juha six rods he- hind him on another, pnssing ut slow pace through the city. John could read. It isa said John would return from the Post Offices Mir. Randolph being in RED. 'What hayes you brought J0hn!' "A bundle of letters, and papers, BrtMk the pnvelVpe--what is that?' John would read the title. Put it into tho fire, J0hn.I never ordered ii-what ncxt!' John would read the iitle--a pamphlet if you please. Throw it into the Gre, John, 1 never; subscribed for that-they shall force me to look at nothing but what 1 chUose.--I will read only what purchnse.' It was cer- tainly a laughahle circumstance, that. not having been in his seat three entire days. take the whole winter together, he shotsl,t three days before the close Ofthe session, ask leave of fabsence !-Vi!lage Record.
 1 OtNy GkCttuUkcN ~ Scut tU UtS private carviage at Smithh-ld, (nr one in the public stage, to accelerate his arrival Ut Un- iontown, Pa. and finding himself iNconven- iently crowded in the stage, took seat with the driver. As he came within few miles of Union, he met an escort intended for him, which having manifested some surprise at
 his situation, he observed, Gentlemen, you
 find me here an Out, but, assure you, that the Ins, behind me, are not more cOmi0rta-
 bly, situated" 70
 | We believe there was never before time. since the adoption of the Constitution, that the Cabinet at Washington did not contain a
 single individual who had heen out of his own country. How long will it take this whole Cabinet to acquire the information of the pO- Hey and interests of foreign powers, that was possessed Sy John Quincy Adams at the time of his appointment to the Oilice of Secretary
 ofState And how much will that infyrma- ton cost the country ?-RkOde Island Codst. | IHe Succession. U. S. Telegraph has the following remarss on thU subject of the Presidents being candidate for re-elec- ton :- "The President upon h;s well known rule not to seek or decline office when rendered by his fellow citizens. having yielded to the un-. solicited call of his country, will no doubt, consult the will Of those who have elevated him to his high station and having given nu indication as so what his wishes are, the sua-