Litchfield enquirer., 1829-03-26
GENERAL SUMMARY.

Journal of the last session. The proceedings of that body, therefore, during itS stngs with closed doOrs will be made public.
 The Methodist Conference, of Tennessee and Mis- sissppi have resolved to establish College Ut La Grange, in Alabama.
 On the 10th inst. a Boarding House in Portland, Maine, was destroyed by fife, and the inmates, prin- cpalIy sailors, made escape with their lives, except one sailor, supposed from Baltimore, who per. ished in the Aames-loss $7,OOO.
 Messrs. Gales & Seaton offer for sale their exten- sive printing establishment in Washington, except SO much of as will be necessary to publish the Nation. al Enlegencer; being deprived of the Congression- al printing, they have no further use for it.
 There is project on foot tor procuring two large and commodous steanboats, to be employed between Boston and the State of Maine.
 Tue Tallow Chandlery of fMessrs. Tidlcr & Taylor, of Albany, was desroycd>by fire last week. Loss OO0-ipsurance $6,OO0..
 The Newhurgh Gazette says ,ha, the Powder Mills orDanic Rogers, Esq about4 miles northwest ofthat village, were blown up last week. The explosion was tremendous, shaking the village to its toundadoa- Four are missing, supposed to- have been killed; the muta,ed remains 1.-two have beca found scatter ed throughout the woods near the mills.
 4 Good Jote..-It 80 happened tha, the Commercial Advertiser the first and only bearer of the Presi- dents InaUgura Address to Rhode Island, Boston, Sc. The friends of the "hero," however, in one of the cities along shore, were sadly disappointed with the performance. that they doubted it's authent city, and 6nay the conclusion that the doc. umen, was forgery ny some oCthe New York Ed. tors to dsparage the abilities ol the new Presiden In one instance, bet of bottle of wine wus made, tha. it was not genuine. The packer ofth Commer. cial, however, the winner of course. Com. Adu.
 Roses.--We saw yesterday superb specimen ofthe varicgated Japan rose, from the green-house ofMr, Brgman, on the Bowery road. near the Manhaltan Bank .house. On n sma stock of abeot IS inches high, there were eleven large, ia, and perfect flow ors, and eight buds about to open M u few days. We havc never seen roses which had been iorced of e. qual beauty. w
 .S.--We have since iearncd ,ha, these roses were forced to blow in honor of the 4,h of March which facithe exhibitor did not communcnte to us.--B
 Baron Humhel,, the celebrated traveller, now pas, his sxte.l .yeas leaves Germany, the present spring, for sbosia, Accompanied " professor O. Rosc, on scientific expedition. It Is presumed tlat they Sill extend their researches to the high land which sepn. ratos India from the Russian empire.
 What isthere ia q aame PA London paper ihus nos tices the election of the new President and tho sur- mise as 10 his Secretary of Statc:--
 G"0encral Jacksnn has been duly elected President ofthe United States. You Brnansr, the Governor of New. York, Is mentioned as the aew Secretary oi S,aie."
 Gov. Lncnlns Of Maine. Aas yheea Rominaied hy a convention ofembcrs oftte Legislature of.has state, candidate for reelection. but hc has declined be- ing candidate. They subsequently nominated Jon. athan c. Huntoon, Esq. ofRead6eld.
 The New.Yofk Commercial announces tho deAth of the respectable bald eagle shich was orwAried to that city, consigned to essra Fish G Grinneli and intended as a present to Presdent Jackson. The bird expired on board the schooner Mars, from New York to Alexandria, of Maryland Point, after short illness. Age and name not known. The fate oe Ms Tobias. Funk's barrel of whiskey, forwarded to the General several weeks ago, has not yc, been made public. 4 tG
 Among the present visitors n. the city of Washing. ton, is Maj Gen. Gaines, of the army of the United States Maj. Gen. Scott also is still there. | law was recently introduced into the Legislature ofNassachusets, allowing the bodies ot the poorto b, given for dissection. It was promptly voted down. Some one asked if the rich would not make better subjects.
 Braxry--A Vermont paper says "a boy in lh. Sunday School being asked 'who killed Abel [ promptly replied Gen. Jact son. Pretty fair; bu not half equal to the reply ofa lad in country schoo not fifty miles from Albany. Who killed Cock Rob in r asked one of his comrades don't know wns tho reply, bot guess was J. Q.Adams, for never heard that he fought any body eIse."---Sandy- hll Herald.
 rhe small pox lately made its appearance in man. ulaciory in Peterborough, N. H. which was commu- nicated to gir is supposed, while she sorting some rags in paper mill. She was taken sick, and the nature of the disease being known, many oth CTS were exposed, which created considerable alarm
 Swearingen; the murderer ol hIs wife n Maryland last fall. has been arrested in Now Orleans. He had
 rifle pistol, and dagger, and at first showed fight, but was soon oyerpowered. I. was not ascertained whether his paramour, Miss Cunningham, was inthe city.
 A large wolf was seen in the eastern part of Had dam a short time since; destroyed one or two sheep and was followed to NOfthfeld and WaIlingford, where the track was lost. I
 Ali the last accounts, the Ex.Psesdent Madison was dangerously i'll.
 A volume of poetry by Mr. tFlOrio) and Mrs. Nor nal Brooks, editor and ediress of the New.Ycrk Morning Courier, is about to be published.
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