Litchfield enquirer., 1831-06-02
DEFERRED ITEMS.

. man than Solomon; for the latter including cOncu. pines and all, would not reach mile.
 1 Giant letter from B. Harding, of Missouri to Dr.. Mitchell of Ncw.York, announces the discovery of the skeleton of indvidOal Of the human race. measuring 'e" feet i" length. This story like many others needs confirmation" and We may well doubt it's cOrrec incsa. The editor of the U. s. Washington Telegraph states that the arrearages due hm from subscribers have sweIIed 10 sum but little, ir any, short of eighty thousapd doilars."
 Two itineramt musicians, one a male and the other ha'ited like woman, were yesterday promen nadng the streets with hand organ and iamhorine. The sos disGnt female struck up "I'd be BMferGy" with
 sqna' like cat in tle gutter but perceiving symp. toms of mirth among the hysiandere, she suddenly stopped short and addressed her cOmpRMion--" Has- band,-ieis mizzie; they're laughing at us." "Never mind my dear," said ihe veteran grinder, with the most pilosophic air imaginable, hut in under tone "Never mind sce shaH hare the nsopsy 7,resensy, and then sce'Niangh at THEM '-Boston Commentator.
 Troy, May 9.-Rob6e1y and Deash.-A boy named Daniel Delancy,oged IA years was shot, abou, clock on Saturday morning, while attempting to enter Mir. Capron's grocery, the Sloop Lock between ,his store entered on the Monday night previous, and sum of money stolen from the drawer. This determined Mir. C. L" keen guard, and bc prepared for the tI.ieG the attempt should be repeated. He accordingly prepar. ed himself with rife, and slept tn the store. Abou, o'clock on Saturday morning, he heard Delaney opening the window. He wa tched lis motions until he had entered his body aou, half way through the wi"dow, when he frrd. The ball took effect in De. laney's ride. He fingered until the afternoon when he expired. This boy was arrested n January last aud sentenced 'o tho county a for breaking or attempting lO break into the oi Aleesrs. Stark & Sage, of ihis city. His term of Imprisonment had but recently expTcd, when his career Of crime was thus awiuIly terminated ' -.
 Nhoies0ie Dissipation--Tbe Ne,v.York Journol of Commerce gives account of one John Boruck, petitioner for discharge under the insoivens ac, of New-York, who had been employed in ,hi. country agent of commercial house iu Europe. It seems s'a, he had received iron, his employers, being the proceeds of blls sl42OOO, s55OOO of which had been expended for his own private uses. The items were some of them ns folluws:-:ambng houses in Ncw-Orleans 2,3C0; lotteries 5000: fnery, &c. for married female in his krrri"s 5000 gssnlI;ng n Nr~York and vicinity g, 1000! An this was the fruit VI JeW mOuInS enseFpFtse!
 Georgia Ssase Prison Burnt.-A letter from Nil. ledgeville of the 3d ass the editor of the Georgia Courier, states that the State Penientiary in that place is heap of smouder;"s r,ins-nothng remain. ing of it hn tic hare aud ,ot,crirg wais. The fire commenced the preceding evening in the south end of the range of working shors aud rapid was s pro- gres'. thns it was mposshic to its course. The roRvicis were taken fr"m their rooms in all possible haste. and placed under strong and efficient guard without ,le walls. There . single attempt to escape. The fire communicated with tic jail, which waa ihe OWly building outside of the Penitentiary wnlls destroyed It s not known how the fire origin. ated.
 Desfrwctire Fir.-A most destructive fire occurred
 few days since at the village oi Wcs, Alexander, six- tee" miles west of the l'orongh of Washington, in Pennsylvania. It originated in a stable belonging to Mir. Beamcr, and the wind being very high and from the wes blew the burning emhers in the direction of the ihickly settled part of ,he village. and in short time nearly the whole end of the place. on boih sides of the street, was cnveioped in flames, witho" ihc possibility of being saved. Number of buildings lost, 10 dwelling houses, l rarding house, warehouse, mea, house, smith shop. and stables.
 National Gazette.
 Very Good.-A, the Juvenii. lyceum of our village, composed ofIas l5 year. old and under, the question was, short time since debated Which are the hest, men or women T" A boy about twelve years Of age maintained the negative "For," saidhe. "thc Bible says iha, men must he born again, but says such thing of womeD." To which young lady added- "God saw the wickedness Of fman-hat every thought of the imagination of his heart was only evl-bni thcn he said nothing Of the hearts of women"
 PnipsriHe Iei.
 It came out in the course of the trial of Smith that Mr. Bangs, in whose house Smith taken had insi iued sus asainst the City Bank for the reward oE ered for the detection of the FOGber and the recovery of the money IL may not bs amiss Co state that there were no less shan five claimants for the said reward and that ihe Bank not being able to decide between ihe has paid the of into the Court of Chan cery, ty virtue of decree of the Coar-Aaserican Ia medio tasissimss.-We lost very highly esteem ed subscriber two days since, because cannot lies ia the active service os antimasonry; sod yester day we Ios another equally respectable because we were thought by him sand sufficiently forward in the breach made by ihe aati-masOaic artillery. li the old adags he sound one, ahaa aruah and safety s between the two extremes must have them bOsh on our side. We must be righa and both our vaiaed and departed customers must be wrong. Long, how ever may bUth of them five! And when the mist has rolled away-when aati-mssOnry is 10 more, and IcHABoD' is inscribed upon the Royal Arch, we shall doubtless greet two friends, with tears in .heir eyes, and ten dollar bill in their pockets. re-