Litchfield enquirer., 1831-10-20

next Congress, in the twentyour Staaes is now com pleIed. We consider if certan that the Atminis,ra tion will be able to command small majority of the whole House, al the opening of the session. Accord ing to oar calculation, parties stand thus. For inc Administration, no. Clay, GA. Calhoun, Sl, tthis includes Drayton, Blair and Felder.) An,i-MasOps. l6. We ought to state perhaps that Mir. Adams of Mass. and Mr. Whitlesey Of Ohio, whom we have designated as friends of Mir. Clay, are decided Ami. Masons.
 l The Hon. Wm. Ramsay, Representative in Con. gress from Pennsy lvania, lately died at Carlisle.
 FSre.-On the night of the 4th inst, the valuable Tannery, belonging to Timothy Parsons and Broth. CTS, situated on the State line Pennington River Fnrnpike, in COlebrook, Conn. was wholly consumed by fire, notwithstanding the greatest care had been taken that night, Mr. Parsons' constant aten. ton, to prevent any such destructive accident The loss of properly is estimated al least at S4O00. | Daring OutrGge.-On Saturday evening last, an outrage was committed in tlis village which is almost without parallel. The facts as we have been ,nIa to collect from the various reports tn circulation. are briefly these About 8 o'clock on the evening aLova mentioned, two ladies' sisters, the one married lady, the other unmarried were returning home unattended, when they were met or over,aken hy person having the appearance Of gentleman, far as they could discover in the gloom ofthe evening, who attacked the young lady with great violence, and inflicted a dangerous wound with an instrument supposed 10 be l adlrk. The object of the villain was no doubt mur- ter and he probably thought he had effected it.. The circumstance has produced good deal of excitement in our villages the so as no cause canbe assgn- ed by the young lady, for attack of the kind from any source. Areward of $500 is offered for the de. | teclion ofthe ofen.'er.-Piausburg Aurora. Pangs ofdespised Lope.-A young woman, a seryap, girl in London, dropped down lately whilst reading letter she had jus, rece,ved by the post and in few minutes expired. On examining the billet if was found to have been written by young man, wh6bad formerly been the fellow servant and professed admir- CT ofthe unfortunate girl, the contents of which were to inform her that he had been recently married to an- other woman.
 We learn that Judge Oakley decided on Wednesday that s. x M. Allen had cause of action against Parkinson and the prisoner accordingly discharg- ed from the Sherif's cus,ody.-N. r. Gaz.
 Endicon Pear Tree.-The famous Pear Tree, planted by Gov. Endcoi in 1923, (203 years ago) on his Farm in Danvers, then a part of Salem, has this yenr borne three bushels of pears. The species is Bon-C -Chre,ien. This has survived many genera ions of men, and is almost the only first settler rema.n- | ing.-Saiem Gag.
 l M. Chabcrt, the celebrated fre.eater, swaower of Prussic acid, &c. who created great sensation in London some time since, has arrived at New York. | A Catholic gentleman and an Episcopal lady were 1 to be married few days since iU Connecticut. The lady insisted on the forms of her Church and the gentleman was equally pertinacious in favor Cath oc ceremony. Whereupon it was mutually agreed that each should be gratiGed. clergyman was call l ed, and being married Episcopaly, the couple re- paired 10 New-York and wore married oyer Catholic. ally.-Jouy. ofCom.
 1 Riot.--The New-York Gazette of Tuesday says :- very serious riot took place yesterday a the cor ner of Eighth Avenue and Thirteenth street. It con- mcnced between several cartmen, who were employ- ed to cart paving stones; they first began by abusing each other, and then proceeded to blows. There were at one time between thirty and forty engaged; and the fight continued the whole afternoon. There was interference of the police officers, although the field of action was in sight of,he residence ofhe worthy Alderman of Ninth Ward. Many were dan gerousy hurt, and towards night we saw one them borne of the ground in state of insensibiy having received violent kicks in his head and afterwards his body was stamped upon by his assailants." Physicians commonly remark that they have plcn.
 fu calls of fresh aer the autumn reviews of the country in bad weather and after every grea, muster in any weather
 | H. G. Otis, Esq. has declined being candidate for reelection 10 the Mayoralty of Boston.
 The Washington Telegraph says-"W We can, ir lpermed to examine witnesses oath prove that af- ter Major Eaton and Mr. Barry into office, they both preferred Mir. Calhoun Mr. Van Buren as ,h. successor of General Jackson and we can also prov, that appointments were made in the Post Office upo, I fhisprinciple."
 Again. It may be that Major Eaton saw Mr. an, Mrs. Calhoun's cards in possession of Mrs. Eaton hutwe authorised, upon the highes, authority, ,e say, that they were not left by Mr. or Mrs. Calhoun or by ther order"
 A schooimaser in Rensselaer, County, N. Y. haG been fined 5000 for kissing one of his female pupils
 At tho late Sept tember term of the Superior Cour at Hartford, Judge Daggeu presiding, lie action brol by Henry Ibbotson against the town of East Windsor. tried, and he jury returned verdict $500 for Mir. l. who another passenger in the stage which broke through bridge in that town about two years ago. Truman Sweet also recovered $500 at the same Court for the loss of of the horses attached 10 the s,age It will be recoected that two other individu als, who sustained bodily damage that ,ime obtain ed heavy damages before the Circuit Court of the JIo;,ed States in th;s city, last Aprll. Hartford pa