Litchfield enquirer., 1829-06-25


 known So mest of our readers, ythat a resOlu- | Sion waa passed at late meeting Of the Amer ican Bible Society, pledging themselves. nroDerlv sus,ainedb by their auxiliaries. to place bible within years in the hands of every destitute family ip the United States who IS willing tosreceive it. In reference to this oD- ;ect meeting was held on Thursday evening at inc Masonic ,Hall, which resulted m the subscription of seven thousand sir hundred ana tkirteen dollars. Let the same spirit prevail in other pIaces, and that will soon be true Ot our country whch'never was true Ot anysOth- er nation, that all its families (vith the exceP- ton above mentioned) are in possession Of the Bible.-N Y. Jour. Cf Com.
 Mr. Charles Wicklifte, who shot MT. Ben ning, TEditor of the9 Kentucky Gazette: ln March last, has returned to Lexington and.en- tered into recognizance for his appearance at the June term.
 Rol ROGd to Washington Baltimore papers speak of the great advantages, when must result from the projected rail road rom Baltimore to Washington. There are now ten daily stage coaches, besides number ot hacks and other conveyances, for passengers daily passinga between these cities, and the number of their passengers daily averages more than 100 persons. It IS supposed 'nat the facilities offered by the rail road, will in- crease the numberito two hundred, which at the rate of two dollars each, will produce an annual revenue of $l46,OOO. By the charter $500, 900 are to be subscribed by individuals, and Sl5O, 1000 by the United States and the Statel of Maryland; the amount of which IS considered te be more than sufficient to make the road.
 CoYrror Houston. xtract of letter from a gentleman in Nashville to his friend in Pitts burg, dated May 8th. 1929.
 "Sau1uel Houston, Gov. of Tennessee, and candidate for reelection, and who was lately married tO Miss Allen, has parted from his wife, and endeavonred to fix d stigma o the blackest kind upon her characteristic ac' c,,sed her ofinfdelity and of illicit intercourse with negroes and charged her with Othe' gross disreputable actions. His wife wOult have nothing to say to him after the first in timation of what he had done. This, 1t t said, brought him to a sense of what he wa about. Alter entreating her to make 1t up which she would not do, he left Nashville fo ; Texas. Mrs. H. is an amiable young lady the whole family are respectable, and man. . of her brothers are public men. Such an in suit was not to be borne lightly, and there
 little doubt that 1.-the Governor had remained
 they would have made him repent his base c ness. Rnmors are astir that this was dee laid scheme of villany by the Governor. tha !, he might have pretext for leaving hts situa z ton and friends for Texas. where he expect to receive commission. and make some rev "a olutiOns. Time alone will decide the truth Q
 falsity of this matter" sg 5 crossed o1, "UUle aqueduct. recollects tn : fine walk upon the coping. On this walk.
 few days since, young lady was met by swaggering fellow who rudely laid his ham ! upon her shoulder. From the impulse c the moment. (voluntarily. we hopc,) the lad gave Mr. Impertinence such sudden and vi olent push. that he instantly found himself il
 the aqueduct, floundering in, depth of fou feet of water, with his hat and wig, like Gil pins (tloating, though not in the air.) at res pectful distance from his bald head. I'm lark soon became tame. and sneakrd off t, his lodgings to prepare for some other feat May every such impertinent fellow meet witt equal justice !-(Little Falls Peoples Friend. Death by poisoning .--Three hoys. aged ! 6 and years, sons of MT. Guptill, of Thom astown, were poisoned at the Shore Village Mass. lately, by eating the root of what h commonly called by the various names Q poison hemlock, by some poison elder: ana by others wild carrOt. Two of the boys di
 ed, and the other recovered by vomiting.
 CINCINNATI, OHlo, May 30.
 The Supreme Court of Ohio, for Hamilton