Litchfield enquirer., 1831-05-26

HO'rid O3trags.-A gentleman just from Spartan. burg District s. c. has stated to US the foIowine particulars of one Of ihe most wantOn Outrages that we ever heard OE AIr. - Woodruff, a very res. PecIable and wealthy gentleman, was about to pay visit to his (alher-in-law, Mr. --- Dean, who was sick f; he was met short distance from Mr. Deans by five negro men, belonging 10 Mr. D. four of them on one side of the road busy engaged in conversa- tion, while the 6ih crept up on the other side, and with heavy club felled him to the ground where they kilIsd hm they then placed the Ieless body O" the hOrse placing the feet in the srrup, and directed the horse towards Mr. Deans; when three of the murderers weat back to Mr. Deans, and two fed to the woods. Tho negroes had scarcely reached home. when the horse of Mr. w. came, with the shoe of i,s o""er s'ill hanging n the sirrup. The murderers with hypocrilicO alarm, exclaimed that their master WoodruG had fallen of his horse and go. killed-- The horse traced back. and the inaa innate bod, of Woodruff found-the search was continued stiI further, unt they to the spot where he had beer murdered where the deadly club was found, anc marks of blood aud violence the ground, together with the prints of the negroes feet. Suspicion mme. d'a'ey fell on the negroes belonging to Mr. Dean and three of them were taken np and ried and as we are
 
 the third retained to testify against the two others when they shall be apprehended. The cause we have heard assg"ed for the perpetraton of this atrocous deed, was, that Mr. Dean being sick and as his son. in-aw would become his heir in case of his demise and the negroes from some cause not wishing to fa into the hands of Mr. Woodruff, took the measure above related to prevent such an event.-N c. Spec
 The fire at Utica broke out in a block of brick buildings on the west eide of Genessee street, be- longing to Mr. Disney, five of which destroyed. An adjoining wooden house shared the same fate.
 Fire at Chiicoths-On the llth inst a row of frame buildings, On the Sciota bank, in Chicothe, belong- ing to De- Holton of Kentucky, was destroyed by re Very little that was in the houses, saved from the flames. The fire was said to be accidental
 We believe, as we always have believed, and as the mass of the people believe, tha, Jackson's wish is to decline a reelection; and we are inclined to ,he opinion that he will decline, giving M health req. son. Mr. Van Buren thinks so or most likely knosOs SO. If this opinion be true, the ambiguous second paragraph of Mir. Van Buren's letter of resignation may be in a measure understood aud the self dis franehsement' of which he speaks 90 sngularly and appears plain.-Albany Daily Ado.
 The two @isssasris' willhl liNp RsE, asuSg under the State of Georgia, in the Cherokee Nation, were brought before Judge Clayton, at March term of the Supreme Court of Gwin"ett county, on a writ ofHa- beas Corpus. Their argued at length by Dougherty and Tripps for the State, and Harris liar din, and UulerIood, for ts defendants. The decis. ion of the Judge was as liows-" Let the Missiona- res lone ofthem being Pos Mastery be discharged, aRd let the other four persons be bound answer the msdemeanors charged against them, they hav- ing exhibited no excuse."- CharlestoH COwrixr.
 Women scih Whiskers.-Some of the fashionable bellies of this city have ambition for whskers, and in an attempt to grafy this absurd whm, so arrange
 their har upon their faces give them the appear. ance of wearing these masculine appendages. Sew sra of the softer thus disguised have appeared at the theatre, and in our public promenades. We no- ce the fashion as one discreditabe deIcacy, and beyond the prerogative of the sex. It should be drowned down by the common consent of every femi- nine spitii.-Phii. paper.
 Friends.-It is stated that in the of charge the Grand Jury of Portland. Judge Mel'en said sha he had been for nearly forty6vs years intimately quainted with the proceedings of the Judicial Court in that part of tine country, and Ie knew of but on instance in which member Of the society of Friend was arraigned at the bar a criminal. This fact i eloquent in favor of the moral code ncuIcaed by religious association.