Litchfield enquirer., 1830-12-02


 cony ersation about holding like one in Mo-, rylnnd. And further, it is suggested that a national conv vention be held at Washington, to be composed Of delegates friendly to internal improvements and domestic manufactures, t,r no animate candidate for the presideneyof the United States. q s.9N " "'' 9s'~ y s.e"5@
 There is about to be a great peaaieaE stir among the pcOple-and the opinion is general, that the proceedings of Congress, at the en.ss suing session. will give a powrrfulimP+tus to' parties. It does not yet appear settled wheth-- CT president Jackson Fwillrretirc or again be a candilate.--NiLes. srs.4t esr sa @fs ~sA~# tes @ ---fasf.sasaa ssnt 5ssssFs.ss NEw-YoRk, Nov. Ss. ,.s, ss, Celebration of tke French Reuolntion. .--On. Friday morning the weather cleared up, and signals were given for the celebration to take place. At an early hour the societies were ona the ground, and took up their line of march.H The display surpassed any thing of stheslind, that has ever taken place il this city. Some.
 idea may be formed of it's magnitude, from the fact that the procession occupied upwards
 nf three miles; the societies marching four
 and six abreast. Notwithstanding the muddy
 state of the streets, from len to fifteen tho,ls-
 and persons joined in the line of march. Ey-
 cry street and house was crowded with spec tators. Ii is estimated that the number could not have been less than one hundred thousand f persons. All business was suspended, and the whole went off tO the satisfaction nf every
 one, and without the least accident. We have
 prepared a detailed account of all the csre-
 monies but are compelled tO omit 1t. . , ..s HUNTSVILLE, Ala. Nov.6.
 Another violation cfsthe la,c "A rrncOn- 1 ire occurred at grocery in this t0wn on ] Monday last. between James Martin of this
 place, and man by the name Of Wm. Bur 1 ton, who resides we believe in the county, tn | which the latter received the contents Of a
 pistol, (t8 or 20 shot) in his Jeff side and l back. Burton is esteemed to be dangerously wourded-bnt may survive the injury. Mar I tin is a son of the old man. wh0 was so un- 1 feelingly beaten by persons unknowm short ] time since; and this occurrece is said to have
 been in consequence Of dispute, as to the 1 merits and demrrits of Capt. Sticks band of law less miscrcants. Martin was arrested on Tuesday. and oh the afternoon of that day
 brought before his HOnOr Judge Perry for cx- l animation. After a patient investigation of the circumstances he was placed in custody of the Sheriff until further orders-he was 1 subsequently, admitted to bail in the sum of five thousand dollars. .,s.s.. | Charles Young has been convicted of the murder of Thomas Coffin Thornton, Esq., in Fredericks-
 burgh (Va.) He IS to be executed on the 26h of / November inst. When the Judge was about to pass
 sentence upon the cnlprit he requested that mgh. be
 fixed at the earliest possible day. He in,imaied that he wished to be hanged she next day. .*s
 Mrs. Mary Watson, wife of the late Wm. Watson, Of New Canaan, was found dead in the pond adoin- ing her dwelling house on Friday morning last. We understand she went to bed the evening previous in her usual health, and whether she rose in sleep and walked of tue hank unconscious of hes danger, or whether in state of sudden mental alienation she threw herself in, is unknown.--N -Noscaik Gar. rsa, dashng widow, of great beauty, ct cetera, acc- den,aly fell from boat in the deepest part of Sara toga Lake, whereupon three of her admirers, all,of whom had the dyspepsia, jumped in, deterninedato rescue her perish What renders the affair very remarkable the lady foaed the surface without the leas. danger whereas the gentlemen would all ces- tainly have gone the hO,om had no. one or tIsem climbed to the top of her hat,and the other two taken refuge in her sleeves, v IHs M2itia.-In the State of New-York this anb, ject is exciting much attention. meeting si,hre ference 10 it recently held in the western part of the State composed of twen,y-two General and Field Officers, and about the same number of Captains and Sul'alterns The meeting unanimously adopledares- olution, that the existing mode of aiscipniag the militia ''imposes tax altogether dirproporioned the benefits resulting from t." and proposing sub- sttnte therefor,-lsi, the enrolment, and uliimats armng of all able bodied free white male citizsns be- tween the ages of IS and 45a--2ad. the exempiiss from military service in time of peace of the great body of the Militia;-3d the eiecua instruction and disc,plining of the officers of the different corps further resolution inviting general meeting to be held at Utica the 18th December, was adopted i; and i. committee of seven appointed to invite each re. gimen and battalion in the Stse to send delegate tO such meeting; of which the object is to adFs.. ahe Legislature by memorial for the amending of the mli- tia aws.-Ccurant.
 The tan works of Mr. Roswell Crane, Otto, ca,,a. raugus County. were burns she Slss October. ,O. gs''sr vish large qnaniiy Of sashsf los ss,;,na. ted a, g, 600 and 90 insurance. $S
 E'Vah ". kimSrOGgh, who had bsea eonvic,edin North CarOliHa' of the mSrder Of hs s,epthsr, waa ONDR aaA D.NA. Al E