Litchfield enquirer., 1831-09-15
DEFERRED ITEMS.

The name Diebitsch, as was lately observed, sign
 Ges in his native language "thieUish." On his dea,
 the command of the Russian army was, appears. a
 sumed by another German, whose name is "TOII,
 which, in the same language, means " mad"
 ZHe hand ef fIabOr.-TwO industrious white men
 the name of Seors in day last week. carried up
 the third story of brick building being" erect
 ed in this city, 300 brcks together with all the mor
 tar for laying the same. They did not complain o
 fatigue, and said more could have been done if mor
 had been required. They nO ardent spaTts. Tn, ] weight of the bricks GlOne, (w without the hod) wa 1 35, 100 lbs.-N. Hauen HeraLd.
 Col, Crocketts iGst.-In stump speech during tn.
 late canvass, he thus spoke Fellow citizens, am
 opposed because am not literary man. Look al your President-Iook at your President! will spell
 with him from akto crsci6r and beat hm at that
 Hudson aud MohasOk Raa Road.-This road hay. ing been completed, from the head of Lydas-stree, m Albany, to tue brow of the hill in Schenectady, and
 the regular passage of the cars having been establish ed, on Saturday numerous company of citizens, in- cluding the members of the Common Council, the Chancellor, Judges of the Supreme Court and other state, judicial, and city officers, assembled upon the invitation of the President aud Directors in commem- oration of the event. Between 10 and II A. M. a train of five cars, each containing from 16 to % per- sons, started from the head of Lydius.sreet and pas sed over the entire line. Each car was drawn by one horse and the whole distance was performed exclu- sive of a change of horses, in one hour and seven minutes. The inclined lIane at the western termna- ton is nearly completed; and will be prepared for use in about two weeks The embankmsnt of this plane is one hundred feet high. It Mcommands beau- fs,1 vso Afs sl,> Schenectady. The eastern termination, from Lydus- street to the river, rapidly progressing and will be completed in the course Of the present season.-Ll Argus.
 Mete'nal 1enderness.-A sparrow, which had built her nest on the thach roof of house, was observed to continue her regular visits long after the time when the young birds had taken their flight This unusual circumstance continued throughou the year ; and in the winter, gentleman who had all along observed her, determined on investigating it's cause. He there fore mounted ladder and found one of the young ones detained prisoner, by means of the spring or worsted, which formed the nes having become accidentally twisted round his leg. Being thus inca 'acitated from procuring its subsistence, il had 'een fed and sustained by the continued exertions of Is mother.-RaLeigh Register.
 Ahe AuSusta AOeO'l NhTOpicIe OI Ine 0UIn uIt ays :-" The Edgefeld Cotton Factory, belonging to Nessrs. Higginbotham & Co. completely destroyed y fire the tight of the 22d with its con- ents. The fire is supposed to have been occa stoned y negro going to steal, and dropped ofihe fire which he carried light-ihe negro having been scorv- The loss is estimated at $2O,00O, half of which amount was insured.
 ~ If Than ,iven one honsand dollars to the American Colon'sa- ion Society.
 A boy, stage driver in Ohio, has been apprehend- ,d on charge of robbing the mail. SlOo note Q" he Bank oi the U. s. mailed at Indianapolis Tor gentleman in Switzerland county after delay oi ,ome weeks, the note was advertised and soon traced 10 ,he stage driver, who had passed it in Shebyv'e ,nder somewhat suspicious circumstances.
 A,..-:can Monthiv Masa.ine.-We see by Circu- .r addressed to the subscribers of this that il is united to tI,e Ne,c Fork Mirror, and that the ;ou, establishment is 10 be edited by Mr. Whhs ]" with Geo. P. Morrsa and Theodore 5. Fay Gazette.
 John Quincy Adams is passing an honorable re- tirement in literary labors. The life of his 'ather nearly ready for the press. His leisure hours are we understand employed in the preparatioR of some o'n CT productions, among which is poscai version oi David's Psalms. Judging from several occasional Hymns which have from time to time appeared. we feel confident that this effort will be highly eredab'e ,o tie Iearued and gifted author. May not the ex- President of grea, and powerful nation take up the Tyre of Israes Kng with equal dignity and contrib u,e something to the praise and glory ofhe Lord or Lord, and King of ings."-Boston Ere Gazette.
 On the 2d Aug. near Athens, Alabama reco"tre took place between Thomas Pondsrs and Archibald Thurman, in which the latter received three or four sabs in different places, and died almost instantly. Both have families. Ponders is m elderly man- Thurman was about 90 years of age.
 A company of individuals and families are exPec'eu
 o s,ar from Boston for Illinois the 18th or l6'h o Sep,embsr They will probably go by way oi Albany
 Buffalo and Cincinnati to Si. Louis, where they VII separate and go to such places in Illinois as they may think best. -..... Another form of Death by IntempeTo"ee.-A mat named John Bowles, painter, long res'd'ng at MO
 h;le was lound dead tn the river on the Sh 'ns'' h'
 death haviog been caused in the following manner
 was proyed by testimony before the coroner: bo"'e nm ,he evening before his body was found had q"ai r.ed with one Watson, and at his own house a'aemp sa ,o beat him Watson fed to his boarding house Water street, and Bowles stopped to talk with MI
 M;Ileryvho had seen the difficulty at the house of ih farmer. He threatened Watson in his-evssersasio
 ,.;,h Nr Miller. and wen. soon afterwards to Watson boarding soase. Watson had le fl with hs wl's' | -E L-t A. .s-a.