Litchfield enquirer., 1830-12-02

UfU m unfortuuate affray took place in the vest ern paft of this city, which eventuated in the death of n man named John Henley. The circumstances Of the case are briefly these: The deccased and two other persons naneG Van Natten and ScOuten, were butchers, anu boarded at the same house together. The deceased in state Of lntOxicaHOn came into the room occupied by himself and the other parties, and quarrel took place be- tween him and Van Natten, the cause ot which is not distinctly knpwn, but which re- suited in Van Natten's pushing him down stairs. Almost immediately afterwards the deceased entered the eating room and com mpnced a quarrel with Scouten, and chalien- l ged him tO fight. Scouten refused to fight and cndeavOred to get out of his way, but being followed up and struck by the deceased, fight took place between them, in which ScOutOn got the advantage. and beat Henley l about the head very severely. There were number of persons present, who very lnhu- manly witnessed the scene without attempt | ing to separate the cOmhatants, until Henley | had, as is supposed, hcen beaten in such a manner as to cause his death.
 I He died On Monday evening. corOneF's inquest has. been held On his body, but their verdict is not yet known. Van Natten and Scouten have been committed by MT. Justice Cole for trial at the next session . l AlbGny pnper. 1 Court of Common Pleas.-This Court is now in session in this town. The Grand Jury un Tuesday. found bill against Charles Man chester, of Little Compton, for stealing from the house of John Woodman, about 5000 in gold and silver coin. The trial at request of inc prisoners counsel, has been postponed to the next term of the court. ..- t .s A principle of great importance, and which may lead, we fear, to very irritating discus sions, has just been decided by the Court of Common Pleas for this county. In case, Benjamin Chase rs. J. c. Borden, which was an action of assumpst for the recovery of money due on book accOunt-an exception was taken to MT. Bateman Monroe, one of the drawn jurors, as not qualified to sit as a trier in this case. The ground of objection was, that MT. J. c. Borden, the defendant was member of a masonic Lodge in the state of Massachusetts, and that the Juror ob- Iiected to was also Mason, and therefore dis
 qualified by his masonic obligations to decide impartially between the parties at the bar, one of whom only was connected with the Ma sons. Several witnesses were sworn and ex- amned as to the nature of these paths, and particularly how far they are reported with accuracy in an Anti Masonic publication. call ed "Light on Masonry" The question was then argued with earnestness and ability, and the importance of the decision very fully de- picted by Messrs. Pearce and Turner, for the objection, and Hazard and Craston in reply to it. After adiourning to deliberate, the Court decided. we understand. that the objection should be sustained, and the juror WITH DRAWN. One of the Judges remarking, in a subsequent stage of the proceedings, that the juror was taken off, not because he was Ma son, but on account of the nature of the obl- gations which were in evidence before the court, and which were considered to conflict with the oath of the juror, as imposed upon him here.-Ne,cport lR. L) Mercury.
 WhGt are ,ce coming to ?-Tt is stated in a London paper, that MT. Stephenson, pro- prietor of the Rocket Engine. traversed the whole length of the Liverpool and Manches. ter Railway, 32 miles in 33 minutes, on wa. ger of 1000 guineas, which he won. This is nearly at the rate of mile minute. or sixty miles an hour. The common rate of mail stage travelling in Europe a few years since was four miles an hour. The Rocket Engine therefore is an improvement of fifteen fold upon the old mail stage. '.
 The population of Pittsburg, according to the late census, is l2,54O. In 1920, it was 7,248 being an increase, in 10 years, of 7S per cent. Including Alleghanytown. and other environs, the population amounts to %, ,4SS. We learn, says the Journal of Commerce.
 from unquestiOnahe authority, that the tolls Of the New York canals this year, will lexcecd those of 1929, by $l6O,OOO to $l8O, ,OOO.- This fact. though important in itself, is still more so as showing material increase in the amount of our internal trade.
 4 INief cowgM by Wkiskey.-The store of Mr. LeMuel NewcOmb, formerly resi- dent of this city, and now of Macon, was broken into on the night of the 9th inst. by negro fellow, who having gained an entrance, as stated in the Telegraph, proceeded tO fill a trunk or two with goods-after having satis- fed his curiosity respecting the contents of the desk and drawer, and tasted of dozen bottles of wine and porter, he finally slaked his thirst with half pint or two of whiskey, and started to ga off with his booty; but ere he could succeed in his purpose the liquor commenced operations. which brought him to a stand. He wasfOund the next morning, fast asleep, with his arms full. of goods. and was safely slowed in jail for trial. Subsequently he was taken out and tried, and being con victed of larceny from the house, and a pre- scription of Ss cowskin pills day, for four days, on an empty stomach, was given him