Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-11-19
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Death for Bigumy.-The Raleigh Register Of the
5,h inst. states tina. Thomas Norman, who had Doe"
convicted Of bigamy, the previous week at Gul'nrd
Superior Court was sentenced to be hung on S"tur-
day the 2lst inst respite, however, had been gram
ted until the 10Th Of December to give opportunity to
the exercise ofLegisIative clemcncy
Breach of Promiss.-At the las' Circuit, Court and
Court Of Oyer and Termner for Livingston county, n
nonSst the civil causes tried one for breach OF
promise Of marriage, brought by Emelne Kellogg a.
gaimst David Wallace in which the juCy found ver
dict for the plaintiff of$l000.
Iptemperance and Saicide-On Friday morning Mr..
Jonathan RUSSELL Of Brockport, put period to his
existence by shooting himself thrO' the head with
musket, loaded with powder and shot. Mr.. II, was
abou, so years Of age; has LOFT wife and children
IN Salem, Ashtabala Co. Ohio, and another wife in
Brockport.
The verdict Of the coroncrs Jury was that lie shot
himself while in partial state Of Insanity caused by
drinking spirsuous liquor.
Suicide.-We understand that Mr.. Daniel Wilcox,
ofPrcbe, pu, end TO his existence on the 9th "s
by cutting his throat with razor. He was man Of
regular habits and left wife and two children TO la
ment his un,imey end. No cause whatever can be
ASSIGNED for this horrid act.-OHOndagG Reg
A letter received In town by friend, Yesterday,
from New. Orleans, dated lOt, October, says; Gen.
eral Baradas shot himself ycsNrday. supposed on &C
count Of the disastrous result of his expedition sgnins,
| Mexico" ...
| 1--WE find no mention Of this even, in the New.Or-
leans papers.J a'.s'
CITY Charter Of Near York.-From complete re-
turn Of the votes on the amended charter i. appears
,ha, the amendments have been adopted by majority
Of 534s votes. They only await the sanction OF
the Legislature, to become part Of the charter
The question Of extending the Of service Of the
Aldermen to two years is lost by majority Of ,O7l
votes. The whole number Of votes on the subject OF
tho charter 10 ,24, or about 1900 less than were
given Cor city olficers.-Jour. Of Com.
The Boston Evening Gazette says, tho number Of
deaths in that city, during last week. only ten, being
the ewes, which have been reported in one week for
| ten years.
Rober, Bates, Esq, Of Northumberland, Eng., has
presented EI00 to Rev. g. M. West for the benefit Of
Kenyon College, 10 Ohio, accompanied with promise
Of similar amount nine succeeding years
The returns Of the Senate and Assembly in the
Senate Of Ohio, give IS anti-adninisrs'ion and 81
Jacksonans. Three Of the So are doubtful, but are
given 10 the JacksOnians, which gives majority OF
to the an,i-administraOn party, in joint meetings
letter from Washington city, mentions that LOui'
MLaue, ESQ. was attacked with bilious fever imme
da,ely after his arrival in London. He was confined
| to his bed at the last adviees.
The Kentucky Sentinel states that at no period
since the first settlement Of Kentucky, has there been
20 Crea, an emigration from the state during the
nresen, fall. From one small section Of MOnigOm.
ery County, ninety four persons have removed to Mis-
souri,.
Mr.. NilesOr" Niles Register" has been compliment
| ed with having new town named after him, on the
81. Joseph's River, near Lake Michigan.
| negro ma. was executed at New Orleans on the
10Th uI,. for an attack on the city watch wha sword
Mad dogs have again made their appearance at
Washington city.
The Washington, N. C. Freemans Echo, states that
on the Both ul,. John Sverthorn, Esq. the Senator
elect from Hyde County, his cousin. Mr. Joshua Sill
verthorn, and negro man, were struck by lightning
a, a brick ward on Foscues Creek, in said county,
and Immediately expired.
The orea, modern master Of the ar, Of war [Wol-
l;og,on. we uresume, is meant by the London paper
which relates the anecdote 10 said thus have ex.
pre..ed himself upon the late military operations Of
co,u, D;et,tsch :-"I don't know which 10 10 be
most admired the original plan Of the campaign, Of
the combination Of skill, courage and caution witt,
which !, has been conducted; bat this do know,
tina, this single campaign places Disbissch at the very
head Of hs profession"
\, il stated in late number Of the LOndon World,
aha, nv the will Of the late Isaac Padmore, Esq. the
sum Of Ts,OOO was Ie various religious societies
IN be Maid on the death or marriage Of Mrs. Padmore
nj. widow. The lady was mavvisdon the ID Of Sept
the money will shortly be paid over to
1.-The societies.