Litchfield enquirer., 1830-11-18

nus and very troublesome inquiries; btt all ditl nof satisfy him; and because they did pot ,,natess before ladies. he called them e inc tostors." Their high sense of honor revolt. ed at the foul charge, and they rushed rom behind the table !; and one Of them pulling out his purse, gave him shilling, and deslfed him tO quit the room. He refused, and aim nd ,t them an unnanly blow. One. nothing 4. Ioth. returned it with such effect, that it drew bIoOd from the nose of the visitcr; who In- stantly departed, threatening an action at law.'
 HudrophoLia.-The Auburn Free Press re- lates a distressing case of this disease. MT. Vale, of Ovid. Seneca, who was bitten ny his dog eight or ten weeks since. died on the 3Ist of October. He had the best medical advice. and felt that he was out of ianSor un-. tiI within few days of his death, wlsrn slt- ting by the fire, his mother poured some va fer into dish. which caused him to shudder and catch his breath. From this period hiS ey yes protruded and exhibited gIassy appear ancc, bnt otherwise he continued well until one O'cOrk on the day he died. when he sud- denly sprang from lhe he'd, and exclaimed tV those present to clear the room. They with~ drew, and after the fit subsded he Geslfctl his friends to come into tho room to binCE bim. The last few hours of struggles wers truly agonizing-he died on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock,EN. 1 Daily Adv.
 4merieaa Gold.-Thc Philadelphia Gazetfe mentions, that tiurirg the year 1929. the golf of the United S:ates received at the mint amounted to about S1S4, 900, being very near- ] ly equal to the foreign supply for the same period and it is understood from a saiisfac' tory source, that the amount received from the Southern States within the first three quarters of the present year, has been nearly $32O, 900, while that received from foreign 1 sources, within the same peri0d, amounts to little more than half that sum.
 ELrgant 4'ypogruphy.-The Boston ?aparS&s inform US, that Messrs. Gray g. Bowen, of
 that city, are publishing Bible, without note 1 or comment, in volumes imperial 8 vO., the l design of which is to exhibit very perfect specimen of American typography. It is 1 described as very beautiful, and quite surpass-
 es any thing of the kind of American pr0-
 duction. An engraving. the best that can be 1 done in the country, is to accompany the
 work. The subject selected is Csrrrgi0's [ Magdalen. A small number of copies are {"
 be printed. and these are to be furnished to in- dividuaI subscribers.-N. Y. Daily Ads. The card factory of Mfr. William White
 more situated in West Cambridge, Mass. took ] UTG OU Vb JdSt WGekS NUU Wbu 0Sb l the machinery and stock was destrOyed.-
 The value of the property destroysdis ss,ia-
 ated at S3O,OOO. 1t was insured in Boston, to 1 the amount Of Sl5,OOO.
 The Bunker Hill Aurora, published at CharcstOwn. Mass, states. that there are be-
 tween sixty and seventy families in that vE-
 cinity who contemplate removing soon to Ohio. Many others have lately gone. A meeting of officers of militia of the Western District. was invited tO be held as Canandagua, N. Y. On the 10th inst. to cOn- slider the propriefy of PrtitiOuing Congress tO change the present militia system fur On~ more effective and less OnrrOus t0 the great body of the community. The invitation tU meet was signed by five Major Generals, three Brigadier- Generals, and three COlonels.
 By the census just taken, the population of Brunswick, N. J. is 5.928: Norwalk. Conn. 3,793. increase since 1920. 7S9; New Canaan l.8s6, increase lS7; Wilton 2,O95, increase 277.
 Fish Story.-We find the following two stories in the Augusta (Gcc.) Courier. The highly respectable editor of that paper doubt less saw the transaction 60 which he refers. and on that suppOsition we are bound to belieye every item-,so much for having good cllar- actpr.
 "One day trout fisher fastened his hand line Ia large strong line, whose hook is thrown off 30 or 40 yards in the river) to his leg, finding the multiplicity of his tackle incpn- yenient to manage. A large cat fish. weigh ing 40 pounds seized the bait, and before our fisherman was we'll aware of the fact. he was posting down the river faster than a tow-bnas astern of a steamer. Luckily, the catfish. as much alarmed as its follower, did not keep the deep channel but attempted to pass sand bar, which nearly crossed inc stream. Here our almost breathlcss acq,,aintance caught hold of something which brought the fish to a sudden halt. and the fisherman was enabled to avenge himselfs for his temporary discom-
 iture. The other case occurred "nlyfa few miles above the city. The stnrgeou in the heat of the summer is very sluggish, and will lie panting like hog in the coolest parts of the stream, regardless almost of the approach of danger. Our friend found one of these animals seven and haf feet long in a shallow part of the river, and being much of man thought he could master him by jumping astride of him, at the same.ipslant, clapping his hands into his gills. He ejhnped and Was successful in placing the fingers of both hands in the fsh's giiIs. Instantly the animal dart ed down the river like race horse. some nndar Ina nj nafinap9 NRlf. FhN