Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-06-23

.Ahe body OF an unknown man vas found on the
beach OF the lake, about six miles from this place, on
Thursday last Six hundred dollars in gold and bills,
with pistol aud few articles Ofjewelry, found
in his pockets, aIso a small Hebrew volume. The
dress &c. Of the body corresponds with the clothes
OF the man who jumped overheard from the steamboat
William Penn, of Erie Pa, the Cd Of April last.
That individual entered his name Davdp, on the way
bill Of the Penn, and he is recOecFe to have spoken
ike foreigner. The property found upon the body
| rs in the hands Of the Coroner.--Bnfa Jour-
| gentleman of Fayetteville, under date of May
81, writes his brother in Washington City, that there
is but one block Of buildings SHADING in that town.
For mile in length, and half mile in width, there
is not house standing. No lives were LOST the gem
eral co"0agraton, but since the fire several people
have died, probably from excessive anxiety and Ca
tisue. The affords no medicine for the sick,
and provisions are said to be 100 per cent. advance
Hundreds of those who were in comfortable circum-
stances before the fire. find themselves reduced inie-
dIateiy 10 absolute penury and want, without the
means Of providing for themselves aud families food
and rafment; they have where TO lay their heads
The distress is general throughout Tie whole commu-
nifty they all sufferers, without the means Of adj
ntniserng 10 each others reliec-Nep- York GAG.
Daring Hurder.-At Lost Prairie, Lafayette Co.
Arkansas, about the middle Of May last, by the
name OF Gard1her, lately emigraied from. Missouri,
was killed by "a stranger. Gardiner was in Cotton
iedof MIR. M. II. James, whO had hired him 10 super
intend his negroes. The stranger arrived at Mr..
James house in the afternoon, aud inquired for Gar
diner Mrs. J. told him that he was in the field. He
then changed his and hat Cor Mr. James aud took
Gardeners pistol, which hung up in the room, and
proceeded TO the field. Upon approaching Gardiner
he ask ed him IL he knew him. TO which G. replied YES
Without further ceremony, he then attempted to fire
at Gs breast, but lie struck The pistol with his hand
and il discharged INFO the ground at his feet The
villain the" drew large knife and gave G. a mortal
wound, OF which lie DEED in IA few minutes. The vii.
lain escaSed, and his name is not kncwn-al,hough i,
s believed be Crantal for it is since currently re-
ported that stranger answering the description of
this fellow, s,aid a tavern 10 the meiyhborhood the
ngla before the murder said he had pursued Card.
900 miles from Missouri and lie would follow him
as much further, but lie would take him and carry
him back to hat state. '
The n6mbev Of inhabitants Of Fayetteville ac-
cording to the of 1880 was 1885, In 1920 i,
was 3, $50. There therefore a decrease, in the
| space Of ten years Of 1877.
The Washington Telegraph mentions, that Mr.
Van Buren, was accompanied us far rs Bladensl,ur,
by the President; and that the rgate Potomac ia or
dered TO New-York to take him out to England.
We understand, Gays the Journal Of t;ommcrce
tina, the private disclosures made by Jefrcyb,' ALA.
Gibbs, the pirate, with regard TO his confederaes
| were communicated to the President Of The United
States time since by The two individuals to whom
they were made .-..-. .-
The Total amount Of tolls collected on the New.
York state canals FOR the month Of May, is too han
bred and toenty thousand four hundred and mnety-On
dollars. This is fiitytwO housand two hundred ant
sixteen do liars more than was collected ia HE sam,
| month last year.
A man named David Phillips hung hi,nseli s,or
time since at Chertsea, with handke lie was
however discovered aud down. and il likely to re.
cover. Phillips father made his appearance NJ nau
about to release him from his dangerous situation
and running up the garden called out to the latter
Don't cut tie handkerchief, i's nearly mep one"