Litchfield enquirer., 1831-07-21

but from junction of those who admitted the power, but dlsapproved the plar, with those who denied the power. On simple question of constitutionaIity, there was de- cided majority in favor of it.
 JAMES MADISON.
 MT. AgersoN.
 7he Mormonites.-This infatuated people are again in motion. In their own cant phrase, they are going to inherit the prom ise of God to Abraham and his seed" Their destination is some indefinite spot on the Mis- souri river, they say about 500 miles distant. About 80 of them have recently been Ordain- ed, and some have gone, others are about go- ing, two and two, part by the western rivers, and part by land, to their distant retreat, far away from the cheering voice ofciyilized man. Those who have disposed of their property go now, and such as have property are mak- ing market for it so eagerly as often to disrc- gard pecuniary interests, and all are to fol- low with all convenient dispatch. They still persist in their power to work miracles They say they have often seen them done the sick are heaied-the lame walk-devils are cast out-and these assertions arc made by men heretofore considered rational men, and men of truth.
 ! Man is a strange animal-and the lesson l before us ought to teach us humility for our I selves, and fOrbearance towards the Opi1iOn of others for though We are still of opinion that the leaders of this faction are as gross imposters as was Jemiua Wilkinson, yet W Q have no doubt the great body offhe followers are sincere and honest Paiasville Gazette.
 Remarkable Occurrence.- the thun- dsr-stUFm On Tuesday of last week, as a wagon with eight men in it was returning from Hatfield meadow to the village, the lightning descended upon the horses and killed them both, without iDjuriDg the persons in the wag- gon. There was no tree, no elevated object near, to attract the electric fluid. The men were several feet higher than the horses; they had hoes with them, and there was iron on the wheels and other parts of the wagon, yet the lightning did not apparently touch the men, nor any thing about the wagon, but spent its force upon the horses. No traces of it could be discovered on the ground. No marks were visible upon the skins of the hor- ses, until the tanner bad divested them of hair. when the course of the fluid could be traced. The injury done to the harness was trifling few holes were made through 1t about as large as shot would have madc.-Hamp Gaz.
 Wonderful PreserUation.-On Saturday, the gd inst. boy of years of age, son of Mr. Eagan, living in Oak street, in reaching over the precipice gathering raspberries at the falls, in rear Of the Iron Foundry, lost his balance, and was precipitated to the bottom, perpcn. dicular height of v feet. among a mass of old slabs, rocks and rubbish, and what is won- derful, without injury, exccpt slight scratch in the forehead. During the forenoon of the 4th we observed him among the boys, as cheerfully engaged in firing crackers as though nothing had happened.-'Rochester paper.
 Fatal Acc;dent.-Most of our readers are doubtless familiar with the manner in which fifty six weights are loaded and discharged, as an apology for an artillery piece. It consists simply in charging with powder the hole usu- ally left in the bottom of the weight, and then plugging the aperture with wedge of wood driven in with force, so that at each discharge, the plug, which is usually of hard wood, is propelled with such force as to be very dan gerous missile. On the 4th inst. man ny the name of George Canterbury, an inhabi- tant of this village, lost his life in shocking manner, while engaged in celebrating the an niversary of our national independence by fir ing off fity-six in the manner described.-l It appears that an attempt had been made to discharge the weight, but the priming had flashed without producing the desired effect the plug. at the same time, it is supposed, re- taining portion of the fire. Upon this, Can terbury advanced to the weight for the pur- pose of repriming when the powder ignited, driving portion of the plug through the right breast. another fragment through the neck, another into the head near the eye, and another through the right cheek obliquely in to the neck. The unfortunate man died al-' most timmediately.-Ha HaUano (1SogG CO., Obs. Outrage and attempted Rob6ery.-On Tues day night young married woman. residing on the east side of the upper part of the city. who had occasion to remain upon her house. hold concerns, after her husband and servant woman had gone to sleep, heard some noise in small back parlor, which induced her to proceed to ascertain the cause. The instant she opened the door black fellow rushed to-
 wards her, from corner of the room, extin- euished the light and endeavored to rush past her. she. however. seized him and push ed him back. at the same time screaming a. q