Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-11-12
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Hcrrid Cosudhy.-The BERKSHIRE American gives
the particulars Of dist essng accident, which occur.
red at factory IN that town on Thursday OF lust
week. A sou Of Mr.. Ward, l6 years old, while Ell.
gagged in the cardng room, attempted to loosen band
which had got out Of place, and was winding itself
round u shaft; when he was instantly caught up by
the machinery and his body carried Is or 90 times
round the revolving SHAFT striking the ceiling and
mhcs at every revolution. When cxtricated, il WINS
found that his scap torn from the top OF hs head,
his right arm broken ut the shoulder, and hs whole
body drcNdtUly manglcd. He survived the horrible
operation but thirty.six hours.
Miss Honeybuss, delicate, rosy little Venus Of as,
hHs recovered $500 in Bedford county, Va. Of John
Saunders, stout Dutchmap for refusing to marry her
according to promise.
William Milnor, Esq has been elected mayor of
Philadelphia. by the select and common councils OF
that city, vice d. w. Richards ESQ. The former
had II Voles,-.hc latter Ia votes.
Horribte--The Jail in Stewart county, Ten, was
burnt to the ground on the LIST inst and horrible to
relate, man Of colour, who was confined on susp-
ciOn ofbcing runaway slave, persisted IN the flames
Rev AlaN~.sla- Ea~-:-- L;ilad .Ln iOah nit
at tho raising Of house, near Florence, Ala, by tho
falling Of log, Mr.. f. holding one Of tho forks.
negro man WINS also killed, aud other persons hurt
Siege Robbery.-The northern stage, on ito way
from Waterloo to this place, was on tho night Of the
10th inst. robbed Of trunk, from the boot Of the
STAGE containing several hundred dollars worth Of fe.
male clothing, and other valuable articles, but no
money. The next day the trunk was found in corn
GcId about three miles from this place. near Viewers
Inn. Most of,he ARTICLES were found in II, 90 that Mr.
Rails, the owner, was not much Of sufferer by the
event.-Saiina Herald.
An inques, has been held by Rufus Beach, Esq. o.
yer the body Of Daoid Beardsey Of Tompkins county,
who was crushed to death by falling through hole in
bridge ON canal boat passing beneath. lie was
visit to relatives in this quarter. The acct.
dent happened in the night. Beardsleys agonizing
shrek was heard, and his mangled corpse was found
after fell into the canal.-[Roch. Telegraph
Murder.-John Mulklcy was committed to the jail
in this iowa on Tuesday last upon charge Of having
murdered Edward Powers on the night Of the 25th
inst Charlton, in this county. We understand that
the deceased was found dead by the side of the turn
pike on the morning the Goth with his head very
much bruised Worcester Yeonan.
Farmers and Aechanics Bank, Pa.rtucket-The
Commissioners appointed by the legislature Of Rhode
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have reported a statement Of ts responsibilities and
means Of payment. They are ofopinion that, under
present prospects, the Bank will eventually pay ts re-
spOnsibites and leave something for the stockhold
ers, the amount Of which will depend upon circum.
stances beyond their contrOul.
The Litchfeld WOollen Mandatory, with the ma.
chinery belonging to the establishment, which was
sold few years since for $4,000, was resOld on
Wednesday last, at public auction for $500!
Compoigm Wine has been manufactured at London
by certain Frenchmen out Of The juice OF peas and
said to he excellent.
The Nesc- York Courier.-We had the curiosity
TO count tho advertisements in this paper Of the
9th inst They amounted to one hundred and for,y.
nne exclusive of several columns Of auction notices
Sometime since added up the insoIvent adver-
,sements in the albany Argus" which is the
State paper, and found them TO amount to two humid
red and thirty.three, in one paper As these are all
paid for separately. the annual receipts from them
must be very large-NHes.
Iadiama.-The Miami Times" by calculations
founded on the returns OF tho polls. makes il that
this State will contain ; z G66iuhabitans n 1890. The
increase has been very rapid IN The last i've years.
Appci7ta.en, BY ths Peopis.--Wiliiam Doher,y, re.
moved by "tAe Peoples President" from the Office
Of D;s,ric, Attorney for the Dislrc, of Ohio, has
been appointed by "the People" 10 be member Of
the Legislature Of that State.
The official returns Of the late election in Pennsy.
vania for Governor, are as follows Wolf, 1868
Ritter, 50, ISL; 26,jos. majority GOr Mr.. Wolf
VsrmOnf.-The whole expenditure Of the State Of
Vermont, excluding the salaries Of The governor and
Judges the pay OF the legislature, and the expense for
schools and prisons, &C., s under Gtly-sWO thousand
dOllsvs--abou. oneeRth, we believe, Of that Of the
city Of New.York. OF the shove amount forty thor.
sand dollars are raised by taxes.