Litchfield enquirer., 1831-08-25
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,9 4 7 One Candidate Iess.-Tpe Lancaster (Pa) Exam iner contains e,.esom 1s. Rush, written in reply to one from number ofciiizcns of Lancaster County desiring to know whether he would saffer himselfto be considered among .hossfro whom candidae for the Presidency will be selected at,he National Con- yen,ion tn November next Mr. R. declines being considered candidate, and announces his deiermin alion to remain in private lifc.-M Y. Ado. The Philadelphia Inquirer says, quarter of tck- ct in New-fork lottery, which drew on Wednesday, was stolen from the counter of one Of our lottery brokers during the last week. When the news ofiho drawing was received in this cy,it was asecrtaincd that the stolen ticket had como up prize of O00 The city government of New-York have ordered the purchase of 1000 tons of coal at 4 75 per ton for the use orpoor families aext winter. St. Pairck's Benevolent Society haye also asked room to store ] 1000 cords of wood for the same purpose. 1 Cha, lesion and Asgrsta Raa Road-This road is located for the whole distance l36 miles, and about % miles of it already completed, at average ex- pcnse of $4,OoO mile.
 A gentleman from London, says the Baltimore Ga zette who Mr. Randolph there, states that he to all appearance in good state Of health any person who might Do seen in the streets that his character and conduct having become generally Un- derstood he hai ceased to excite inlerest. Ae gem erally remained his quarters n Cockspur ane, and was bat indifferenily noticed.
 Some lads in Coventry, Ky, while their parents were Ut church took down loaded rie to play shoo, the hog. The youngest of them got his hands and feet to representihe hog, and when his brother was ing aim at hs head, the piece off and killed iim instantly.
 The celebrated seat of ThoReas Jefferson at Monli- osllo, w 500 acres of Iau hos been soldio Dr.. Bur clay of Charlottesville.
 TRs Chahenge.-Tho Washington correspondent 9th iast says" am now able state advisedly thu, shs modern Sancho Panxa did actually challenge MT. Berriea. on Saturday. 10 mortal combat on account of his late address to the public Mir. Berrien, with hia usuai good sense, pneqpaIed iemperamens, and selCpossesson replied io the despeFae cavalier and la.s Secretary of War that other and moro impor- iast dscussioas are pssding n which truth and the character and honor of the gosernment are eoncern ed, wch he is bound to we'll settled, before he can turn aside 10 consider the claim Of any collateral accident" R
 The Navy.--Thcre are now the pendants Of three Commodores streaming to inc tseeze in our waters. via: the btas of Commodore Chnuncey, who conn mands this naval siatioR; the red of Commodore D0wnes. of the Potomac, destined to tho command of the squadron in the Pacific OceaR, R,--and the Nhie Of Commodore Cassin. of the Hudson frigats. Prob ably i, is not generally known that the rank of our naval commanders of squadrons. s determined ly the coor of iheir pendants the first blue, the second red, and the third ohite.--N. r. Spec.
 Tne Springs -On no former occasion do we remem- Ter so have witnessed 70 numerous assemblage of strangers at the springs Ut the present time. Thc arr,vals during the week ending on Sunday evening are estimated to have exceeded l2OO, and tho number ei visi,anss yesterday morning in this village sup
 posed to be no, Ices than 25Oo Every house l. 6lied to overaowing, and nsaFly every lodging mpublie or private, in the village, E occupied. Already ha the nsmbsr of strangers sxceedad that of last year b nearly l5OO. What the increase may he, whenever shs rail road shall have been completed. will no prssend io predict. It asl of coarse. be vsry great ! and will require extensive additional accommoia. lions. -Sanafcga Sent.
 | An engine was placed on the Mohawk and Hudson rail road last week, which ran with loaded carriages | d the rais of 9 miles an hour. Some alterations which it became aecessary make in ie machinery, have prevenied the company from heinz in situation to receive pastsngsrs il to-day, when understand thsr carrages are to be placed the road and irps between ilae tNo cities performed four or five times daily. The roaa is an admirable structure, and t by cempstsD. judges io bs the best in the
 Uni,sd Saases adnoi inferior to any the worldib A lady is ihe tower part of Pbadepl.is, on Satur
 day evening. ba.hsd her head in "spiriIs of wine, and shor'Iy ailss asedenally brought is ip eoaac
 with lighted candie, when the hair took fire. and ba
 Iere relief could be obtsined very serious iajury linAicaed on the sufferer.
 TRs Frigute Pofomac.-This frienic, which, h VII
 said, had bsen ordered here to take Mr. vaA Burel
 to England is expected .e sa on Thsrsday, of soOl N afier, Tor yaxa Ssma.ra, and ,hs Paec Ocean, Un !. | der the eommaad of Capt Downes. h is reperte that she nay s,op at Lsbon, where some of car ship of var hase no doubs bees long and anxicnsy look led sor by our ill treated ssamsn. The Peiomac is s fss vssse win fnlI eempimeat, and sas with iai p.ospecia of making an ia.srsE.sg vcyage. We IT
 eraaisd ts isarn thas prompted by very erediiabl . spivs the olicers have eontribsed haqdsome suI !. and supplied themselves sith raluabis collection
 books. uhils some oT our bssevoleae socielies. eve
 ready to snrnish useful pablicaiioaz lave sappiied
 lporsion of the nsesssaEy bosks Cor crsw boand . { l.o losx cruise.--M r. Daily Ado.
 - Uss6sl Disscuesiss s--It is Geaad tlai by mixia
 lasd witk basisS, sand with sagar, wassv wilh mil
 aad brick bats wih cotton. that they vii e n'uch a
 leker--Sagasnah GsorgiaH.