Litchfield enquirer., 1829-04-09
GENERAL SUMMARY.


 The smallpox rages to considerable extent tn Ca ties in the neighborhOOd.
 Gen. ScOn.-A letter addressed to the Baltimore Patriot, says: ". Gen. Scott has gone to Richmond to wait the deci- sion of the government the following propositions.
 1st. He is ready to go on duty, not subject to be commanded by junior in rank. .2
 2d. He socts to be rut on trial, by court martial, for disobcdience of orders. 3d If these alternatives he not accepted, to be considered as having resigned. There is kind disposition entertained towards him by the government; and he has. the gOcd opinion of all persons who have observed his conduct, while here, in state of suspense.
 Noah says, "We yesterday young man, who had just undergone the operation of having an eye in. serted by Dr. Scuddcr. The eye moved, wiMked, turned, and the light contracted and dilaed with the natural eye He could close one or both the eyes, at will. No person could discover with close examina ton, which was the artificial eye.
 Another Abduction.-on Saturday,at Beck's wharf, well grown pig, with sweet tooth, fcasting on the sugar that had drained from some hogshcads.- Being rudey driven away, in his iurry;o to escape he fell into the river. The of passing boat de- termined to go the whole hog, grabbed him a. once, and bore him away lawful prize, despite the out cries of his owner and the by-standers.-Pha paper.
 Perhaps the best money ever paid by people in bu- siness of any sor that which is paid for Advertise ments.
 Passengers from Washington state that Gen. Jack. son has been confined to his room by ihdisposton.- Bait. paper.
 The Journeymcn Carpenters of Pittsburgh have re. gently held meeting at which they resolved thatthe price which they received for theiv lahorSNs altc- gether inadequate for the support ofther nilies,and that they will expect at least 25 per cent. advance on their labor after the 1st of April.
 The Common Council of New.York, at a meeting recently, voted the freedom Of the city to the Hon. Martin Van Buren, Secretary ofStase.
 The New Orleans Advertiser, or reh. 60. soy~, Ca~~ months ago, child two years of age swallowed nee- dle two and three quarters inches long, Yesterday morning the needle was taken out of the right side just above the hip where 1t had forced its way, and was considerably corroded. The child has, for the last three months taken medicine iorthe dropsy, her body being much swelled.
 The good natured editor of the Schoharie Republi- can says-'the -printer-pu -publisher-foreman, and oldest apprentice, (soo in all) are confined by sicknessand the whole establishment is left in care ! ot the devI.
 duel was lately fought by a shopkeeper and an. other person in H--w, a village near Ncw-York city. The parties to fight at five paces; b" in the trepdation of the moment, one turned and fired when only three paces of, and his antagonist fell. He - mcda,cly exclaimed, "I am murderer" was secp- rcd and handed over to the Sheriff; but afterwards escaped and has not since been heard of. The sec- onds were men of sense and had e balls out of the l question. E... . young gentleman advertscs in the Traveller thai. he is desrous of forming Matrimonial Alliance with ayoung lady ofrcspecsable connexions agreeable ners and has at her command a moderate JorsGne.- Wonder which he seeks most earncstly-the lndy,hcr fortune, or notoriety7
 Learning by sighe.-A few daysago the master ofan evening school in village near Chel,enham, was en. deavorng beat the alphabet into the head of of his scholars, but he found the task almost hopcless- The master, enraged at the boys stupidity, showed him the letter ,and asked him whether he knew that letter. "Ees, zur," was the reply. "What is it, then 2" said the master. 'I doant know, sur," an. swered the boy. "How is that, sirrah you said you kncw it but jus, this minu,e." "Ay. sur, so does nozc un very well by sight; but, drot me fcan recol lect his neame "-.. London pa.
 Anecdote.-A gentleman waited on Gen. Jackson at Washington, and sat some time. Rising to go a.. way, he remarked that he would not encroach lon. ger on the Presidents time; wheseupon the Pres. dent said, "Sit down, Sir, and stay; like to have you; you are the first man who has come to see me without asking for an oilicc."
 ISuicide.-A man by the name Of Tilden, q ship wright in Ann.street, Boston, shot himself with ket on the 28th ut The ball passed through his bo dy, and he expired immediately.
 We are informed, says the New.York Spectator, t,a. fine Virginia Mocking Bird was sold yesterday for the moderate sum of f"ty,fre dollars! Thus we see though the earth brass and the rvcr as ron above Poughkecpse, yet the purse strings of some men are not yet frozen. Among the donations to the Philadelphia Agricutu. ral Society, were some beautiful specimens or silk, the produce of 500 silk worms, raised and presented by Mrs. Adams, the wife of JohS QUiDcy Adams The silk was wound by herself, withOu, baking the cocoons.
 The Commercial Advertiser states that men, in wo- mems dresses, attended the masqueradein New.York and made very free with the ladies present. that the first night of frepresen taon productive ofone case of seduction at least and the foundation laid fop o ... h,, vo o.o,,s ;u,r;gups and asgiunati0na.