Litchfield enquirer., 1831-11-10

learn thata most lunaccountable excitement aeading to acts of violence and the disturb. ance ofpublic worship, has existed in Hud- son in this state for some days past. The facts as far as we have learned them are these 1.-The Rev. John N. Maffitt, of the New England Conference of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, has been preaching for few weeks past in that city; all a. wakening has followed his labors, and the number of hopeful conversions, week be- fore last, were estimated at about thirty. Matters proceeded on quietly until We'd nesday evening of last week, when large mob surrounded the church with intentions evidently hostile to the Rev. Mir. Maffitt His friends, we understand, saved him iron violence with much personal hazard. The next day the city was in much commotion, and the authorities expressed their fears that they should not be able to protect the Rev. gentleman from harm. He however perseyered, and preached in the evening !; but the house was surrounded by thou sands, the meeting interrupted, and he was attended to his house by strong guard of gentlemen who volunteered to protect him from the exasperated and passion-tossed multitude.
 We learn however, that the tumult has very much subsided. 1t is fact highly honorable to that city, that the Mayor, the Recorder, and other distinguished individ- uals exerted themselves to the extent of aheir power in restoring order.
 Badgers Messenger.
 Norwalk, Oct. 25.-A surprising in- stance of sOmnambulism, as we shall call it, for want of a better term, occurred at AL bany few days since. While the sloop Orange of this place was lying at the Alba ny pier one night last week, the captain was observed to rise in his sleep and make for the cabin window, which he at first tri- cd to demolish with his naked fist, and then tore it out with his hand, and plunged into the river. The current was running at a very rapid rate, and threatened for a mo- ment to sweep him away. but with an ener- gv sometimes exhibited on such occasions, he was enabled to master it and lay hold of ahs davits at the stern of his vessel, by which he climed to the quarter deck, and ;. from thence descended to the main deck beforeshe awoke. The captain says that in his waking hours 1t would have been quite impossible for him to have got on board by the means he took while asleep. and there is no doubt that if he had awoke while in the water, or while climbing the davits, that he would have perished. Sleep walking with him is no uncommon thing But this is the first time that he, or any body else that we ever heard of, has attempted sleep st0imming, and succeeded. He has distinct impression of his feelings antecedent to his rising. He felt grea, pressure npon him, and thought that the deck was about to fall in and crush him. anC the only way of escape lie conld discove, was to jump out of the cabin window
 THE YANKEEs.-One man at Charles town, Massachusetts, has gathered s6s lbs ofsqnGshes from one seed-another at Ports mouth plucked an apple from one of hi trees that weighed lb. 10 oz.---and tn, c0sO of "a third dextrously shook ouinc, } tree, aRd ate peck of golden fruit 4 fourth makes about 2OOO dollars year b, the manufacture of shaping bo1es to assiss the operation of nullif fying the boards q southern gentlemen. A fifth grows scote melons weighing S9 1-2 lbs. So they 2 on. With any thing-from a shaving he 10 ship, from contriving wooden nutmef to the use of the bayonet--Irom makin cider to handling S2-pounders, the Yanks always wishes 10 "go ahead ;" and he vi sit down.. with pen knife, to make clo, out of cedar shingles Tor enter for thr, years voyage to the Pacific to harpoc whales-Assjust as it happens!'' Two
 them. some years agos took a trip to Cal ion in an old sloop. ia which they built |