Litchfield enquirer., 1830-05-27
GENERAL SUMMARY.

GENERAL SUMMARY.
 Sssciaes.-In Lynn, Ms. Jesse Ba,chelder, aged 30, by hanging herself In Salem, Elizabeth Clifford, a. ged l6, said tobe girl of great personal beauty, hung herself in barn adjoining her residence. She Jeff the family about 10 o'clock at night, saying sue was going into neighbours sleep, as she had frequently done. In the morning she found hanging in the barn. No reasons assigned. In Ipswich, Mrs. Rowe, formerly of Salem, by taking arsenic. She survived two or three hours after swao wing the dose.
 Distressing.-On the 18th inst. the stream passing through the village of Branchvie, N. J. was so much swoln by the rains that several m dams in the neigh borhood carried off. and the buildings and ma. chInery attached thereto also removed or materially injured. The house of Michael Mackery was entirely swept away he and his wife being in it. In ende,- voring to reach the shore the lady drowned. She had held on to her husband, who was cnging to a bush; but log passing, struck him with such force as to stun him-he Aoated down some distance, caught hold ofanother bush and exuicated; but his wife had sunk and was not found until next morning hall mile below. There several "har-brcadth es- capes." Two children in bed were buoyed up by the water until they were rescued by the parents who also narrowly escaped heinz drowned.
 James G. Brooks, the poet, late editor of the New York Courier has gone to Rochester to be associated in the editorial management of "Thc Craftsman" !" which has been changed, to weekly literary pubca- ton.
 The wife of George Caldwell, of Jefferson county, Ky. was murdered few days ago by negro girl, sisted by her father. Both are committed.
 Good 2Oast.-The following toast given Iatety in Virginia. "The Lenky Tub of the present admin israton--may it br stopped with CLAY"
 The stnge from Springfield to Hartford, on Friday last, broke through the bridge Scanc river, East Windsor, and precipitated l4 feet to the water below. The stage was broken to pieces, and three of the horses killed; one passenger had his skull irac- tured, and six others were badly injured.
 Samuel M Roberts, nominated by the President to be District Attorney for the District oflllinos was the 18th inst. rejected by the Senate.
 We learn by the New-York Advertiser, that the Rev. Y. II. Galaudet, principal of the American Asy- Ium at Hartford, has resigned his office on account o i'll health.
 William B. Giles, late Governor of Virginia has been elected a member of the House of Delegates of that State.
 ThesNewbern Spectator, IN. O. mentions an in- stance of wonderful longevity in that State Anthony Van Pel, Greene county, lately died at the advanced age of 126 years and 3 months. During the revou- tionary war, he excused from military duty on ac- count of his years. He said to have enjoyed the last, in remark able manner, the of all his facu- ties, particularly his sight.
 John Ranaoiph.-" Mir. Randolph" says a corres- pondent of the Enquirer, attended the election, in his county, although in extremely debilitated dition of body. He delivered a long address to the people, in support of the adoption of the Cons,i tuition. His speech wasa very happy effort, full Of touching eloquence and pathos, towards the close o which, he took occasion observe that, that place, than 30 years ago, he made his first public speech and that il at the place, he was deliver ing his las,.''
 Emigration.-One thousand two hundred strangers, all seeking "the west" arrived in the village of Bof falo during the three days ending the Huh inst and have most of them taken passage up the lake for var ports. large proportion of this number consists of English emgrants who are seeking home in our new states and territories
 BIiseries of Weahh.-We witnessed strange sight on Thursday evening within few doors of our office A young man had drawn large prize in one of the lotteries and had just received the proceeds, ing tc near eight thousand dollars. It drove him zy on the spot. No had he received the money than his senses forsook him. and being ger in the city, he roamed through the streets like madman, until going inIo jewellers shop near Four, street, he purchased dagger, for which he offered to give an hundred dollars A crowd had followed him to the shop door, attracted by the singular spectacle then he out swearing vehementIy that he would kill the frs, he met, threat which his distorted senses would certainly have impelled him io We left him ih the charge of some humane ndividu als, a melancholy instance of the weakness of poo, human nature.-Phaa. Saturday B,slietin. .
 The editor of the Huntsville Advocate, Alabama deprecates the assertion made by Doctor Cooper tha ii is "time to calculate the value of the Union."- The editor concludes we'll written article hus-"Ws are not yet hope, prepared ring the funeral knel of American grandeur, glory. and happiness! Tha it's kneIl will he rung by the voice which pro elaims the triumph oG diswaioa is our most soIemr conviction"
 TThe editor Of the Advocate is Georgian ny birth bu, having spent some time in N. England. his feel iuss in regard to the preservation of the Usion ma, have become considerably cooled from its Georgi; ,empcramen,, by an association with the N. EnsanC peOple.l
 l The Ladies suiH do a.-operaIions wil soon com | meuce, upou Bunker Hill Monument