Litchfield enquirer., 1831-07-28
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town, was sent iO drive home the cows, but staying 1 longer than usnab the family became alarmed and went in search of him. He was found in a ditch or guly, in the lot in which the cattle were IasurnR, senseesS and almost entirely stripped, with the ex ception of the sleeves of his shirt, which were con. hned a the wrists. AS he far recovered as
 to speak, he gave the following account of his msor. tunes: he was attacked immediately upon coming inc to the pasture by bull, tossed and mangled until his senses forsook iim. Upon revving, he found himself
 in the narrow guley in which he was disc overed the bull making desperate but intellectual attempts to gore him. The little sufferer finally drove of the furious animal by pokng his fingers into the balls of his eyes whenever his head came within reach of his arm.--
 The ground around ike spot was torn up and rampled and gave evidence of tine utmost fury and malice in the animal. The boy is treadfulIy nnneled and his ] recovery considered doab,ful-C CasskM Recorder Accident.-At Saugatuck, on ,le Ati inss. number of persons assembled Ou tie island, few rods above the bridge, to fire salute in honor of the day. After one or two discharges the cartridges intended for the occasion, were removed very near to the gun, by which means spark communicated to the pow der, and the whole mass, consisting of about % lbs exploded at once, burning in very distressing man. ner MT. Charles Towneend, of the firm of Pla,t & Townsend young man of about 9 years of age, and considerably, though not dangerously, inuring two other persons. The latter are recovering but Mr. townsend continued to suffer from his wounds until frlday morning, when he expired.-Nor,caK Gag.
 Ifm6er.-A writer in the New.Bedford Gazette re. marks, that is ihe universal practice of ship builders to nave their timber cut in the winter or spring months probably, because timber cut at this season supposed to be more durable or rather because la. bor 's cheaper, and transportation is both more easy and less expensive a, this season than any o.her gentleman who has been a masier-builder and ship owner more than thirty ycarr, and in almost con- stant employ, has informed the writer that the timber of the most durable ships which he had ever built, was cut, the one in July, and the other n August, and ne was fully confirmed in the opinion, after all his perience, that timber in those months would be more durable than that cut at any other me because the ground i" July and August is usually dry and does not afford moisture sufficient for the formation of much sap The sap necessary the formation of the leaves have already assembled and the leaves at maturity are this time supported much more by the surround. ing atmosphere as by the descending sap. He fur ther sated that the hot dry winds of July and August passing over fresh cut and fresh hewn timber was a more efficient preserver than all the salt in the world.
 ~. r. Daily Ado.
 LOce.-A late Pittsburg paper says An instance has been related to us by trader and we have seen tue squaw in Pi,surg, whose husband was 90 passion ateIy enamored of her, that sitting day opposite her in the wigwam. gazing on her supposed beauty, he suddenly started uP, and sezing her by the nose with his teeth, while she, without opposition or re. monstrance permitted it. bit it of. On her desiring aterwards to know the cause of this treatment he told her that he thought her beautiful that he was apprehensve others might also love her, bu, that now, though he could love her as much as before ye, others might not: at the same time aeknow ledging that he had the least cause of jealousy from any part of her behavior.
 Ayoung lad in the interior of New-York went into the woods and caught his hat full of locusts then put his hal on and proceeded 10 lake near by intending to the l"cuss for bait. The ocsis sung hs head ." badly, that he died in three or four days.
 Stealing Neaospapsrs.-A hoy belonging to the of- fee of the Argus person steal copy ofthe Free mans Advocate from ,he steps of house, a, an early hour on Saturday morning. He caused the thief ,e be "pprehended and brought before Mir. Police Jus. iice Cole, who sentenced him to ten days imprison- meni. This may serve as warning to others. The lad of the Argus had we presume, been found fault WILL suOSCTOeTB WnO Oiu not receive theIr pers. He therefore did but justice to himself and his employer while he caused justice to be done to the delinquent nt.-Frseman's Adrocate.
 An item for OSmhoiogisss.-A short lime ago, (says ihc New Philadelphia Chronicle, of May 20sh was observed that large number of those brds commonly called chimney swallows, beginning to convene on farm near Painsvie, Ohio. They formed them. selves into regular lines, took crcuitous flight round
 large sycamore and entered its trunk by the hole at the top. Several persons resolved ascertain the number Of swallows thus eoncealed and for that pur. pose closed up their place of entrance, and cut an opening at the bottom of the tree. On viewing the cavity inside, it was found that the swallows had fixed theselves in layers of six deep packed reg ularly each other round the whole extent of the hollow. Marshals were appointed to take the census Of this feathered community. who counted io the amount Ot 369O, when owing to the interference oi some volunteer assistants, irreguariy in counting took place, and e remainder of the swallows, which were supposed to have been more than equal in mum. ber to those taken down, suffered escape with. | out enumeration. a FtOosrs.-The New Mon,hy Msgasins gives the
 following method of obtaining 6owcrs oG dGersD. col. ors on the same siem Split small twig of elder lenethways, and having seraped out the pieh M each of the apartments with seeds of flowers of dieren, sorts, but which blossom about the same time; sur. round them with moaId and then tying together tho |