Litchfield enquirer., 1831-09-22
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e"i anu Ahsirumental. He iIlls Garden, attends Market mks his Cow, does his own Cooking, tat,en, and kills his own Hogs, and prepares his lard and what seems cap tue whoic--he does his own wash. ing and mending. Widowers, what think ye of ,,, this ?-F fredericksburg Herald
 Coc-Hiding Cergymdn. the l5thinst. < fel- low by the name of George w. Jones' attacked inc Rev. Amos Blanchard, an Editor in Cincinnati with a cow-hde, at his own door, punshmen nt for hay. ing sand m his paper that brother of the assaant who committed suicide on the 10th, was victim to the monster dissipation and fashionable vice" Ae cording to the statement of Mr. Blanchard Jones had the worst ofthe bargain.
 adiana.-By a letter received by a gentleman of New-York, from Indiana, dated the e5th of August.
 appears that he political parties in inc Legislature ol,hat State are divided ihus:-;n tho Senate ,bere are 2s in favor of MT. Clay, and n favor of Jackson; in the House of Representatives Al are for Mr. Clay, and 34 for Gen. Jackson. The joint ma Joriiy, therefore, for MT. Clay. is 2f.
 Bees.-A man from Inc country came to this city in one horse wagon, to-day, and on his arrival found himself accompanied by set of companions for whose passage no contract had been made and whose rre. sence threatened to be attended with v no means agreeable A considerable swarm offices attracted probably by the odor of box of the essence of winsergrccn, which among his fading. had set, led about his wagon, and were flying and aligh,ipg aDont ms horse and isown person. The coun,ryman haed ID front of our office, for the purpose of rid. ding himself of his unexpected attendants. This proved no very diticut affair. The bees were per. iectiy well hammered, and exhibited no bellpsren, propensities. small extempore hive was prepared m. red dVvfh bnu l walk under the windows of the Sentinel office. and this they were very easily persuaded to enter This occurrence took place about two o'clock this after noon' and the little artists appear be perfectly sasted with their new location and to be actively en- gagged in making preparations for accommodating themselves 10 the circumstances in which they are SO unexpectedly paced.- Troy Sentinel.
 clergyman in England has had child baptised Reform. The wags in London call his Majesty Will liam ". Retorm BM.
 Shocking Mnrder r.-Yesierday morning, Mr. Diben Holt, grocer in this village. inhumanly murdered his wife, by beating her on the head with hammer so se Vere'y that she survived but n few hours. After the commission of the act, he fled, but was pursued and taken without ressance short distance from the y- age, and conducted to the prison by Constable Larn ed and others, who went in pursuit. An inquest was held by the coroner, Mir. Carpenter, and verdict band. During the investigation, the prisoner, we are informed, confessed the act hut manifested no conri tion only regretting that he had not committed su eide, he intended to have done when he loft the house, and for which purpose he took with him. This may be added to the list ofbruia! incidents grow ing out of inteperance, that bane of society, which causes the feelings of the community to revolt at apology offered in defence of debasing practice.
 Holt is inprson to await his trial at the sitting of the court of oyer and termirer in Ocober.-BuGaio Rep.
 The Ithaca tN. Y.l Republican, states that, on inc 26ih Guy c. Clark of Ithica, murdered his wife Fan ny, is shocking manner. He first knocked her down, then choked her t she was nearly sense!ess, when he nearly separated her head from her body with an axe, and mangled her face, and breast in the most shocking manner. The reason is supposed to be, because she had caused him be imprisoned for i'll treatment of her. She was A years of ago. and has left five children. Clark made no attempt to es- cape, and he was put in prison.
 4 Singular Case.--A very singular scene was cx- hibiied in lhe Police Office yesterday afernooa. Two females appeared before the magistrates each com piaiaipg of the other, and claiming the guardianship of lovely ItiIe female child, which one held in her arms aged about three years Theyounger female is,
 1t appears, the mother of the infant, but is -, resident in house of i'll fame in this city. The o,h- CT who is highly reputable woman, the wife of a re. spectabe citizen, has nursed the child upto the pres ent period, from the sixth day after it's birth. The child became chargeable the Aims House funds, by the crcumstance Of its birth; the ihcr, however indemnied the Commissioners of the AIms House, and they then made agreements 10 send il out 0 the married woman who appeared as one ofihe com painants, had lost her own infant child few days before, and the Commissioner consigned that under tier charge, to her care. The child remained will her from thai period until last Thursday, when ths mother called on her and claimed il; the nurse, whs had become attached she infant, refused to give up; and the child ifs pan appeared to prefer th' asns of the nurse, to those of the mother. Each o the females pleaded with the greEiess energy for thu guardianship of the child ;-she mother in accent which bespoke the strength ofths nassral feelings Q ,he heart advanced her rights with mach force. Whit
 the streaming eyes of slIe nurse, aad .the inlant mosemeuis of the child towards her win whom sh,
 was nos familiar, rendered it difficult decide will
 whom the child should bs Jeff. Alter pause ofa fss moments, shs nnrse. Aho watched an opportunity
 snaiched the child from the moilef's top and bound ing out of the Police Olice with the Aeeiness of al
 antelope, carried the child to ths Aims House. in t
 ether end of she buildiag; shsrs the Commissioner
 took intO their charge, until sbs matter can be ae