Litchfield enquirer., 1829-07-16

in the General Post Oce, has been removed and his place taken by Obadiah B, Brown, Baptist prcaclE- CT, who has for some years held an inferior clersp in the same apartment
 In rencontre in the streets of Pittsburgh, about the lst nst between Charles Humphreys and Will jam Hamilton, the former was killed. Humphreys drew knife and cut Hamilton in the throat and Eace upon which the latter took upa billet of wood and struck the former several times the head, which cansed hls death in two hours afterwards. The affray originated in banter for $lOO that one could mako pannel door quicker and better than the other!
 A log house in the town of Manchester, N Y., was consumed by fire one night last month, and two chil- dren, of Mir. Keith eight and ten years of age per shed in it. Y: ,s-s3 tr A&sa
 Rev. Samuel HarreIl states that he recently bap- tzed child tn Gioucestercounty, Va, which the tsOepy.fJth child of its father! Il
 monument is to he erected in New-Haven, over the grave of the late Mr.. Ashnun, colonial agent at Liberia, the cost of which will be $2OO. The model has lately been sent out from Italy Prof. SIiman.
 Hon. John M'Lean, late P. M. General, lately held the U. S. District Court, of West Tennessee Nash ville-,he first time he has presided as Judge. He gave great satisfaction. , ;2s,g
 A boy sixteen years old was brought before the N. Y. police the other day much supplied with liquor. On being asked how much he had taken, he replied,
 only eleven gasses ofbrands and one glass of beer. He was ordered to brdewell ,o afford him an oppor- tunity of recovering his senses- Conn. Mfr.
 The OLd Habit.-I remsmbered to have read somewhere an anecdote of a1 incorporate man, who bound himself by solemn Sath that he would not drink another drop of intoxicating qor till he was hundred years old. He lived many years, and faith fully kept his promise but he lived beyond that age, and-died sot. F2int's Address.
 Penaentiayy Estabiishme,Lts.--Ch BGlfnch, Esq, Present Architect at the Capitol Washington, has addressed the President of the U States con- else statement of the construction and of the physical and moral effects of Pententiary Prisons, compiled from official documents. He highly approves the Auburn and Wethersfeld Prisons and states that it
 as been adopted by the sanction of Congress in the building of Penitentiary at Washington now nearly finished. He proposes that a renewed and thorough examination of the model Prisons be made, before the arrangements of the yard are fixed and the work shops built. He remarks: '' The whole country has an interest in making this establishment, as perfect as possible; it may be expected to serve as model for others that may be built in iature in the South and Vest" f. E7 a tt .s., ss. It is mentioned in the New-York Gag cite that the new ship ofthe line Ohio, now lying at the navy yard at NewYork, is to be fitted for sea, and that she s to be put under the command of Com. Barron, who will proceed in her to the Mediterranean, as com mander of the squadron on thar station. ss ] The Franklin Insurance Company of Boston, this week declared n dividend of eight per cent. for the last six months. In the last two years and haf ,hal office has shared 42 1-2 per cent-The Atlas office made dividend on the sameday of 3per cent orthe last six mon,hs.--Rec
 The Virginia Literary M,aenln. and Jonrnal q Bellies Lst.res, Are and ScieHces, &c.'ao be edited by the Professors of the University of viginia will soon be before the public It is gratifying see these evidences of spirit in refrsnce to Literature in the Soatl. "1s'.@ q '#.it$ Ha's4V 3fi
 Taking q NeUspaper.--A farmer ofOntario lately had $l20 of Middle District money put on him, by sharper, Jour days after iie oftlie ure of the bank had been received in the town in which he resi- ded. Had he taken Iewspaper, he wosld have l saved himself loss and notification
 The Po,tsviIle Mariners Joarnal gives notice tha. 50 laborers would find immediate employment at the mines and rail roads in tlht vicinity. 4 yGl to
 Sao,c in Haruest !-1he Frederck Citizen of Sat. urday, says, that on the preceding Monday snow fell tn Middleton Valley, thIsyland) west ,of that town.
 pr. Parnsll, of Green county, Alabama, has manu- tctured about 9 pound of handsome sewing silk da- ring the present He is making arfangements to exsendm it's culture. and xpectsto send severaihand I red pounds 70 mariet ncttyear. Yas y5 B6 yqf4 Female PatriOtisns4 rare instance of female pat ridtism look place ip Marlborough N H. on the 4th inst. The ladies of th4 Ao1rishing and intelligent borough, gave the gsatisses'a dinner. ,4t 4 dark TransactiOH. Samuel Black, of Black man district, Georgia, l,ely brought before Justice Black ford, charged sih assau,ing one Mr. BsOvn, ] from whom Ele received black eye.
 Mr. Jonathan Frary a respectable apothecary at Hudson was killed on e 3d inst, by the explosion of a soda water fountain. Having charged the vessel too powerfully, the top ns burnt of, and struck him in the forehead as he ws leaning 1t with such force as to carry the to of his scul completely O
 and caused hie death iaantaneously The explosion was as loud as that of Ie discharge of cannon.-l 1ferc. Adp .ev vt,..b i.s,
 The Southern Galax in reply to correspondent l who asked why he doepot publish a lsi of persons turned ou, of olicely President says it wiIl save
 great deal of trouble fwa and by and by mention those who are mOt turnl out !-BOst. Pat. at5 a,
 Our counryman MT JoOper, the novelist. was dam | perously i'll, at Marsets, about the middleof last ! March. tPR ff }tiha9s
 The editor of the Bamore Republicans s autlIofiz. ed to give One EiuudrtD Dollars for the body of Mr.