Litchfield enquirer., 1831-07-21
PARALLEL

ground and iS located upon paiaed upright Pedes- iaL ten feet, at least, above the rotunda. From cause, JacksOnism most probably, the fish not sufficiently braecd to endure wind and weather. And in accommodating itself circumstances like certain politicians, it had got crck in it's neck lad who was present. proposed siraghien the vane but said fifty cents not a fair compensation. Without fur ther words he ascended Ihe rOtunda, climbed up the pedeStal that supported the vane, and, condition that would chill the beholder with terror roed the crooked vane. Descending in safety, he claimed a dollar for his adventure. But the public officer, look ing up with exutaton at the reformed vaDe, refused 10 pay more than fifty cents for its reformation and laughed the approximations of the rcformer- The indignant lad turned aside in disgust. Twenty minutes elapsed, and the cxulting public officer looked up at the reformed vane. IL was again crooked and un-retormed. The adventurous reiormer had again ascended to the dangerous cmnence aud NOrtOnised the reformed. It was in statu quo. Several offers have been made for it's imprOUeDent' since t was Nononised But without success. No man can be fouOd 10 peril his neck in such dangerous adventure The of this public officer is uRke that of the great rclormer at Washington. He has so cheapened patriotic effort, that prudent longer willing
 
 in his company. The cricks of the administration cannot be reformed Cincinnati Tag.
 The Washington Telegraph referring to a sngges- ton that Mr. Van Buren's nomination Minister England. might meet with difficulties in the Sem of ihe Uuised States, has tllese remarks :-" We make no pretensions to prophecy; bna judging from the facts within our knowledge we incline to the opinion that Mir. Van Buren's nomination will he re- jected by the Senate. Certain that 1t will be, if the part which he has acted since he came to Wash sngton is fully examined. His rejection under such circums,ances, excite sympathy, and will con- sign him ;o lasting retirement. Indeed, have doubts whether he will yet affirm his own condem- nation by declining the nssoD and thus escape the severe ordeal.''
 A daring robbery was committed on Wednesday evening upon the person of Benjamin Knower, Esq. Presidcn. of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Albany, while on his passage in the steamboat Ohio this ely. After the arrival ofte boat MT. Knower discovered that his pocket-book had been taken from him while he was asleep, and dsat for $500 drawn By the Rochester Bank of the Hartford Banks abstracted together with about $20 in small bills Isrge amount Of drafts upon the U s. Branch Bank n this city remainrd in the pocket-book untouched. The villain supposed to have Jeff the city this morn in the steamboat Superior for Iiartford.-J Of Com. The $500 drai, was afierwafd retured 'othe Bank nan envelope, the thief probably being apprehcnsve that he could make no use of it.]
 An Old VDlage-.B Bei~ecn 9asdl0 o'clock Sat strday morning, young, pretty and innocent girl seemingly about 17 years of age, who had just arrived in one oi the North River s,camboais accostcd la- :. R.on lst,nJ eO Bleeck that she had been misinform- ed to the situation of the street, and had long been seachng, in vain, to find out. While the girl was relating her story, an agcd, greyhaired, gentleman looking person, approached and listened, then with seeming poieness that as be going in the direc- aioa to Bceckersrcet, he would checrIully show the young girl the road. Shortly after, as the lady was crossing Broadway to Tattersals, she observed the grey-haircd old gentleman turn down Grand.street, and having her suspicious excited followed and over look them. as he was approaching house, the char acier of which could not be mistaken. The lady de- n,aDded of thc gentleman why he was proceeding so much out of tho way he promised to show the girl- with embarrassment hs answered that he had merely to make all oa his way, and would take the girl home immediately. Wi,hout a moments hesitation n
 
 vain." took the girl by the arm, and eonduc ted her ,o coach, and sent her safely 10 the place of which she was in guest.-Ibid.
 Mr. Randolph.-The Richmond Enquirer, of the 24th inst. says :-" We understand there verbal accounts from London, that Mir. Randoph's health is not improved-hat he had not sailed for St. Peters burg, and there to fe lar that the state of his health would not permii him to do eo."
 HydrophObia.--Yesierdaym morning, as gentleman was passing cart which stood near the Fansul Hall Market he noticed dog under the cart having all the marks of hydrophobia-he communicated his suspi- cons 10 tl,e owner of the dog and told him that he had better satisfy himself by throwing water into ihe dogs mouth, which was accordingly done. On the second tumb;er full of water being throws into the dogs mouth, he fell down in convulsons, and died immediately. This timely discovery may have saved many lives-lNass. Journal.
 The following marriage announcement we find in a Maine paper At Compton, on Friday, Master Geo. Spencer aged l3 years, to Mrs. Sarah Johnso"' aged 39. ..
 Re66ery.-A boy who tends the frui;ery of MT. John Cooke, Aibaay, stole about $4OO of Mir. C. on S"n- day-vssi to Schenectady-spent $2O-hid the re- mainder, and was caught Monday. The money has been recovered, and the boy committed for trial
 Sir Walter Scott has almost completed his romance of Count Robert cf Paris. few days since, two volumes were in type few pages were then only ..n,;rv .o romUieta inc third and last yolume, and