Litchfield enquirer., 1831-06-16

the lower part 0f thIs SnaSe' anu aAS' U vesting himself of a part ot hls clothing lm- mediately disappeared: Ih's was seen oy only two females, and 1t would perhaps not have been fully credited that human being had actually precipitatcd himself into the abyss below; had not his clothes and watch been found on search being made for them 1 on the spot where the person was last seem l Mr. Colby, cabinet maker, recognised the clothing and watch as belonging tO work" man who had been for some time in his en- ploy, by the name of John E. Brooks: MT. B. appeared frequently to be in deep trouble, and it was known to his friends that the cause assigned was the improper conduct of his wife. About six weeks since he left hers He told a friend that his wife had acknowI- edged repeatedly to him an improper cOnnec- ton with an unprincipled wretch who was known to have been a frequent visitor at his house. This man is the principal agent in this village for the dissemination of the tracts of the Iniidel Club of the city of New-YOrk -is the Keeper of their Tract Rrpository.- These publications he carried to the house of | Brooks, and cndeav Ored to make him and his wife converts to their principles. Mir. B. uni l formly, as we arc assured, expressed his ab- | horrcnce of them. Whether these tracts, 1 ridiculinS the restraints of the marriage VOW representing matrimonial engagements as unnatural restraints of the best feelings of our nature, and fidelity as an evidence of weak ness of inteIlect-had any considerable infu- | ence upon Mrs. B.'s conduct towards her husband, we cannot determine. It probably would be difficult tO prove the cOnnexion be- tween these tracts aud the frequent private visits of their distributor. That they caused the separation, however. between Brooks and his wife, and led to the fatal catastrophe which has happened. there can be little doubt. 1 And ust in proportion as the community 1 shall drink in the poison which is daily flow l ing from this infidel fountain. we shall wit ness the recurrence of similar scenes. . Rochester Obseruer. Bald Eagle.-A Bald Eagle of the largest kind was shot on the sth of May ut. near the river Huron, Michigan Territory, by MT. 1 Tyack, of the city ofNew-York. As this gen tleman was travelling in the stage from De- trOit to Frenchtown. on the river Rasin (now l Monroe) he saw large Eagles nest, distant from the road about halfa mile. As the stage could not be detained, and MT. T. could not obtain the necessary materials for shooting, he proceeded on to the Raisin and on the following morning procured d conveyance and proceeded back to the Huron, distant Sl miles and at dusk succeeded in getting shot at the noble bird. Although one buck shot passed 1 through his heart. and one thigh was broken, yet he flew more than quarter of a mile be- fore he fell. On the following morning the tree was cut down, on which the nest was built-in it were two young ones about hal! hedged, which measured feet 10 inches from the tip of the wings. The nest was found tu be 10 feet from the bottom to the top, and feet broad at the top, in the form of sugai loaf, broad end up; and according to the es' timation of several gentlemen present, con taning the bulk of forty bushels, and was ve' ry offensive, containing parts of ducks. fowls fish, &c. ..
 The French inhabitants state that these birds have frequented that neighborhoOt about 26 years. They formerly had a nes on Grand Island. on the river Detroit, which was destroyed by the Indians they then came on to the main land. on the American side, ant built, and this was again destroyrd-whsr they built this present one, which they hac occupied about ten years. This Eag meas ures from the tip of the wings across. nearly feet-lengtl from beak to the end of tho tail feet 4 1-2 inches, length across the foo to remote end of the claw S-4 inches, length of the claw containing the horn or ivory sub stance, 1-9 inches. MT. T. has taken much pains to preserve it very rerfect,and we are in' formed intends it for the museum of Natur al Curios,ies of the city of New-York.- Huron Ret1ector.
 Latest from the Mormonites.-The follow ing is from the Western Courier of May @6 published at Ravenna. Portage county Ohio
 "We understand that new arrival O MOrmOnites has taken place--some two hun dred men, women and children having lately landed in Geaugy county, their holy land, from NewY0rk. It is said, they are an active, in telgent and enterprising set of people. They have commenced a new. settlement, in the township ofThompson, near the line "f Ash tahuIa county, thus extending the holy lant ' farther east than the limits originally fixed They have full faith in the Mormon doctrine having, as they say orked miracle in clear ing passage through the ice at Buffalo. by which they sailed several days sooner thar other vessels.
 In June they are all to meet, and hold 2 kInd Ofjubilee in this new '' land of prOmise,' where they are to work divers miraclcs-a' mong others that of raising the dead. It i. said there are soon to be several miracWLOu! births among them, and the number it is ex pected will materially increase after the gener' al meeting. Strange as it may appear, it i. an unqurstiOnable fact, that this singular sect have, within three or four weeks. made ma ny proselytes in this county. The number f of believers in the faith, in three or four O the Northern Townships,s said to exceed one