Litchfield enquirer., 1831-12-08
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l with its mother. but took up its Nbode with and her kittens, of which it is particularly fond, tumbmg and playing wi.h the kiitcns and flying, as with sense of da"ger at the approach Of,hc old hen. Ma ny have noticed it as great curiOsy.-N 1T. Herald.
 Horvi6te-l.ast evening at about o'clock watch at the head OfRosevelt street called upon several citizens for assistance ia taking into custody man who. it was alledged had just his wiles ,hroa- Four or five persons immediately accompanied the Walchman to the spot, which was up narrow alley in the rear of No. II Roosevelt near Chatham street, They foUnd the door fastened but immediately broke tn, when they encountered stout, fierce looking for eigner, only half dressed, and furously brandshng large bloody knife, with which he had probably milied the murderous deed. The party immediately rushed in, Knocked tie .eiow down, and after most desperate resistance succeeded in conveying him the watch house. In a corner ef the room lay the victim, with her throat horribly gashed weering i" blood, and groanng in the agones of death. Slr n- ormant LeIng engaged in assisting ahe sup posed murderer, could only take slight view of the woman, who seemed somewhat advanced in years.- We learn that che still survives though badly stabbed in the neck-and may possibly The culprits name is John Moran.-E,e. Jour.
 
 intended departure of Mir. Buchanan for St. Peters, burg, puts the following well mid ference '" the shop.' "Will he take present to the Emperor, for his use, nea, Anthracite coal stove and few tons of the pnrest Anthracite coal, with serv- ant who understands the management ofit7 By such practical illustration, of our mineral riches he might introduce that luxury into the north of Europe, and new article ofcommeree with the Batc."-N. Y.Ga=.
 iguay.-Ambiguy of speech sometimes leads to very sad mistakes. militia captain received billet from lady of fashion, requesting the pleasure of his company al tea, on certain evening" Now a query arose how to understand the word company; 1 and the captain being real military in views, very naturally came to the conclusion that it nothing less than the company of militia which he had the honor to command. Accordingly what was the astonishment of his hostess aud her friends behold, not only the captain, but his whole company, from the highest subaliern the ragged private, armed and equipped in their usual style, punctua to the hour of ofinvtaton, dry dus and hungry lions Never was there such cons:erna,ion in the drawing room before. The old ladies lifted up their hands and eyes in as,onishment; the young ladies squned if they had a spider or snake; the dandies exclaimed, |" they ought to be shot, odd rot'em!!"
 
 ,he hostess as in duty bound went into hysterics.- In which situation leave them to the 2, ,mpahty Of | the reader.
 Another Church 6wnt.-About day light We'd nesday morning. 9lh inst. the Roman Catholic Church in Sheriff street Broome, NewYork, was disco vered to be fire, and in the course of an hour was totally destroyed There strong suspicious that the fire was the work ofan incendinry. The building cost $12, 900, and insured for 5000. Bangor is one of the most Aourshing and growing places in Maine. We learn from the Penobscot Jour- nal that about a hundred buildings have been erected in Bangor in the year past, among which are fourteen large brick sorcs three stories high the lower story being of hewn granite. Rents are exceedingly high, and it is expected that twice many buildings will be erected year. Proposals are already issued for erecting twenty.fv brick stores, and arrangements are made for many other buildings.
 The Nashville (Ten.) Banner oft the 18th ull. states tha, melancholy instance of suicide occurred in that ncighborhood few days before. Mir. Nickel, por- trait painter, who had heen shor, time there, had won the respect and esteem of his acquaniances, had, from unknown, in a fit of mental ab- erra.ion, committed suicide by hanging himself upon tree near the river bank. When found, life quite l extinct.
 Sing-Sing Prison.-Therc are said to be now 1913 prisoners in the prison at Sing Sing, only twelve of whom are n the hospital. Sixty Of the number are soon to be sent 10 Auburn.
 | Georgia.-Aecounts from Milledgeville, to the Eth inst informs that the previous day, Gov. GiImer delivered his farewell message the Legislature. On the same day the votes for Governor were counted and found ,o be ae follows: For Lumpkn 7 3O5; for GiImer 25, ,S63-majory for the former l442; and he was declared duly elected for the next two years He was then inducied into ofice and delivered brief in. augural address. Gov. Gimer partake Of a public dinner on the 10th, by invitation of his political i friends.
 Sfeam Boot Erplosion.-A steamboat crossed the river to Cincinnati the 8h inst to afford two duel- lists an opportunity attempt each others ei and lo the disered place, crowc assenRers etn- barked on purpose to witness the msrderous After the duel, in which of the parties vas slight W wounded in the head all hands embarked on board the boai 10 return Louisville, when both boilers bsrs,ed, and Gour persons instantly killed, viz. Mr. Logue, of Louisville, Mr. Crew oi Jacksonville Springs, the engineer and fireman; one person since dead, and several others wounded, of whom is not expected to recover From the number of hats and shoes fouhd is feared there more deaths than l are hcre reported.
 It is mentioned by the Journal ofCommsrce. that young san was brought before Justice Wyman on Monday morning for vioea,Iy assaulsi"g two ladies in the ssree,, on Sunday evening. their way from |