Litchfield enquirer., 1829-01-29
GENERAL. SUMMARY.

condensed by ourselves or extracted from other pa
 pers articles of intelligence aud miscellany which
 tor want Of room we are unable tO give in full
 The SviNtiag eEcs of Wm. A. Mercein was broken open in New-YOrk on Saturday night Strange, that any person should be ioOl-hardy suppose mo. ney could be obtained in such place! Why, we should as soon think of attempting breac!, upon an amshOuse.
 The steamboat Hercules, while descending the Mississippi, the latter part of December was run n- to and sunk; hands and passengers all saved.
 Gen. Jackson u is said, has left his residence for Washington, which place he is expected to reach by the 5ih of February,
 Another fire broke out in Dauphn street, Mobile, on the 9th inst which destroyed seven buildings con- siderable property besides the buildings was lost Mrs. Elsie D. Whipplc, whose husband was shot by Stra"s, i" Albany, as it appeared by her insgatiom, las recently been married in New-Brunswck N J . to Nathaniel Freeman an old schoomae others.
 About seventeen marriages took place on New Years day nt Johnstown, N. Y. This is excellent. William Morgan, of Meadville, Penn. makes paper of straw, hay, and other vegetables by means of a- kali and lime. This is patent right. Several pa per makers in that neighborhood have attempted similar mar ufacture.
 The St. Clair Seminary at Pittsburgh, Penn is con- d"cted by French Nuns of the order of St. Clair- Music French, Painting, &c. are taught here. The dress of the Seminary is uniform-tws black aud ono white bombazet frocks-caPes and aprons of the same materials, &c. The girls look like so many young nuns.
 The New-England Farmer says, the breed of hor- ses is bad because the colts arr not well fed during the winter. Give them hay, oats, &c. but no srog, and they will make good horses. We once heard of a man and his horse, who regularly got drunk once month. One night they both tumbIcd off bridge, and got tdrowned.-Noah.
 The great topic which at present agita,cs Virginia, IS State Convention for the mendmcnt of the Con- stitution. The House of Delegates is actively cnga- ged in the formation of law for calling Convention. The Tariff is almost neglected
 The Georgia Courier mentions that few days since, Mir. Simon Hancock, ofEdge6cld district shot himself through the heart with muskct. He had suffered for years with corroding cancerin the low 1 CT jaw, which rendered life burden to him. Old Fashioned Corsets-The only healthy corsc,s says the editor of Georgia paper, for adys waist l is husbands arm.
 4 Wrestling Match.-A man lately undertook [, wreste with half ap pint of Brandy Firs:. ie soch Brandy down, with great ease; but the day was won by Brandy, who took his antagonist down, and held him for the space of three hours when hc suffered l him to rise.-Berk Amer. Bets.-The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania have decided that bets of any kind about any human being. arc not recoverable in Court of jus,ice The rea- soning sthat such bets are either malicious or indecate and therefore illegal. Neto CGSe.-At the last election in Georgia, the Hon. George R. Gilmer was one of the gentlemen chosen to the 2lst Congress. Governor Forsyth s- sued proclamation requiring all those elected % tify him Of their acceptance, and 10 send him evi- dencc of their eligibility. Mir. c. failed declined to comply and the lapse of 40 days the Governor ordered an election to be held throughout the state for the choice of person in his stead.
 The Western (Ohio) Tile, contains very sensible and interesting paper on the population of the United States n reference to the approaching census of l83O The number of inhabitants in l79O was 3,816,- 46 and calculating for the pas, ratio of increase it will be at the next census, 252O, 800, giving in crease within these periods, of 86c404t. From this estimate the following important facts dc,luced. The population ofthe United States has in 40 years been triped.
 The States which in that time have received the greatest accession of numbers, are, NewYork Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
 1 That the middle and western non.save holding States, being New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio Indiana and Illinois, have in the space of time, multiplied their people more than G,e fold, and l contain now more than hafthe white inhabitants of the UDited States.
 | That the southern slave holding states, SO called Maryland Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama Mississippi, Georgia and Louisiana, have, in that period, only doubled and from nearly haIGare recuced to less than thEd of the whole popula- ton.
 That in reference to the most important points of national policy, the protection of American industry, the centre of power has been entirely changed.
 The Franklin Republican says: "They have to pay Jsur dollars for the liberty of getting married in Maryland; in Baltimore alone, last year, this tax mounted to $3,376 Why not fleece the dear lambs little for courtng, too7''
 From a recen calculation, the population of TUr- key appears to amount to S.S9e.OOO souls. Dividing them into classe, there will be found about 5000 Greeks, g. 800 000 Scavonians, 2,00O, 900 Turks, g. 900 ,OOO AIbaniaIs, and 100000 Walachans and