Litchfield enquirer., 1831-03-31

from John Ran0OIpn. Inc secretary ana
his diplomatic family, seem to deal extensive
ly in horse flesh" Mr.. Rhind brought home
three Arabian Horses from Turkey, present
ed to him by the Grand Seignor. =
From the Nesc. York Journal of Commerce.
Sentence Day.-Joseph Houston, attorney
atlaw. young man of progressing exterior,
convicted by his own confession, Of stealing
valuable cloak from the City Hotel, the prop
erty of John r. Marshal was ON Saturday
put to the.bar ofthe Court of Sessions to re-
ceive sentence. The Recorder remarked to
him that he now stood before the community
a disgraced and ruined man. Educated TO
noble aud liberal profession. which would
have given him an elevated rank in life-bles-
sed with friends Of the highest responsibility
and wealth in the county of Orange, and pos
sessinG an appearance and address that were
calculated to luIl all suspicion-he had pros
tituted all his advantages, and descended to
the meanness Of going IL the house of public
resort and committing depredations upon the
inmates, 10 order To supply the demands crea-
ted BY his extravaganza and vice. The spec
tacle was. painful and distressing Nurtured
from infancy by parents who fondy dreamed
that the summer morning Of his years would
be bright and joyou and inspired by hope
that his course in life would be their comfort
and solace in old age, he had commenced a
career of crime and prosecuted it as If rcsolv-
ed on self-destruction, until he had fairly
planted a worm in their hearts. whose gnaw-
ings would cease only with death. The law
made no distinction between man and man.
The court had it in their power to send him to
the State Prison but for two years; but the
case 10 which he stood criminal was not the
nrNVu NRI At.
er charges which had not been tried where
the evidence Of his guilt was equally conclu-
sive. and public justice therefore required,
in their judgment, that he should he imprson-
ed in the State Prison at Sing-Sing at hard
labor, for the term of five years.
Cherokee Cdss.-The National Intclgencer
informs US, that Mr.. Peters, the reporter of
| the decisions of the Supreme Court, intends
to publish this case Immediately, 10 a sepa-
rate volume from the Reports of the Term
as well as to include the case in the fifth vol
ume uf the Reports. He has made arrange
ments by which the whole of the arguments
10 the language Of the council, will be giver
to the public; that Of Mr.. Writ having bee.
taken down by stenographer. The publ
cation will also comprehend other interestin.
matter connected with the case.-N. Y. p0.
A man by the name of Burkhart committed
suicide at Philadelphia on the 18th ult., by tn
king the guard of a gun, placing the muzzlt
10 his mouth, and discharging it with his toes
1t is said that his unusual quantum of rum pei
diem was tsOo quarts! What solemn admo
milton is here presented for the consideration
of the Incorporate beware ye rum drinkers
"lest your end be like his" =
| The Philadelphia Daily Chronicle men.
| tions, that well dressed young man entered
Lotteay Office in Second street. land having
helped himseftO tickets and cash, decanped.
After much chasing he was taken, aud brought
before the Mayor, and committed. The Ed
itOr Ofthe Chronicle observes, that he is I" said
to be the son of respectable parents in Massa-
chusetts; and, from some of bis memoran-
dums, appears to have been one of a theatre
cal corps that got into trouble with the select
men in Hartford, Connecticut. two or three
years ago, when he made his debut in Ham
let. He seems afterwards to have taken to
gambling" Alas, poor Yorick ~
Melancholy Accident.-On the esd inst.
coIored boy, aged 12, son of Robert Peck,
while at play with other boys, ON Mount
Pleasant, 10 this town, had his hat knocked off
into well. He descended the well, which
was very deep, and when he was about
reaching his hat, two or three stones Just a.
bove the water, (which is said not to have
been more than 18 inches in depth,) fell in.
and the quicksands followed through this an
erture with such force and rapidity that the
boy could not extricate himself, and he was
soon covefedup and sutfocated. 1t was some
time before any men could be rallied and
brought to the spot. Several attempts were
made to descend the well, hut Abandoned
through fear that the whole wall would fail
IN. At length the agonized father arrived
from his work, and was let down the well
with rope around his body, and after much
exertiOn 10 forcing his arms through the sand
and water, he succeeded in drawing out the
Iifeless body ofhis son.-N. Fl. Register.
G0IU1tism,- Boston Palladium ra,atas
an amusing aud singular incident which 4 said
TO nave occurred few evenings ago at lee
ture-room ia Boston. Some galvanic srnsr-
iments were to be made. aud a large dog be-.
ing selected for the purpose, he was executed
about fifteen minutes before the commence.
| ment ofthe lecture. 1t being necessary to on j..
pose muscles or nerves to the action. the
dogs tail was then cut of. At the first annl.
cation Of the galvanic power. poor Tray, who
had only been stunned by the blows he had
received by the sxecntioncr, reused himself.
aud, with jump and growI, seized the first
man 10 his way by the calf OF the leg, and then,