Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-03-17


1Eorr;d M,trder.-On the night OF the 2Sd
,u.t two nersons. one described to be large
nan with : fhll face, and the other small one,
c.IIsS at the house of Mr.. BOltus Roll, in the
to,y,.hip OfWestfeld, inquired of Mr.. Roll,
frvho was then in bed,) some information re-
Suecting the road, and was directed by Mr..
Roll, lying still in bed y they then asked
him If he was not getting up. 10 which he re-
Piled no. They Immediately forced open the
door. rushed into the house, seized Mr.. Roll,
and dragged him out Of the house, tied his
hands aud feet, di. ested him Of the only gar
Inent he had on when he left his bed, and ex-
posed him totally naked on the snow and ice
near the door, where be was found dead the
next morning.
Mrs. Roll no doubt saved herself by flight
She retrcated from the house while they were
dispOsing Of Mr.. Roll, and escaped to the
woods, where she lost herself and remained
all night, and returned to the house after day
light appeared; but only remained there long
enough to witness the horrid spectacle of the
body Of him with whom she lived more than
haIfa century, bound, naked. and lifeless.
Ne,Uark Eagle.
Strict Construction.-We have been told
an anecdote relating to this subject. which
must be hugely pleasing to our brethren OF
their especial qualification. During the last
session Of the legislature of this State-in the
midst of our extreme cold weather, when the
thermometer was several degrees below zero
-the presiding officer Of Vnr of its branches.
insisted upon keeping the door of the room
wide open, because the constitution provides
that the Assembly shall sit with open doors !
1t was in vain that those members who sat
near the door, pleaded that the principles Of
''general welfare might be allowed to shut
it, as they were actually " frozen :" his Hon
or was inexorabp, while the tears streaming
from his own eyes, told how much above all
personal consideration was his devotion to the
constitution. 1t was at length suggested to
him that as the constitution provided they
should sit with open doors, and the room in
which they were had but one door, it was ev-
ident that they were sitting in an unconstitu-
tiOnaI room, and of course, that all their pro-
ceedings in such a room must be uncanstitu-
tional. This suggestion was not little puZ-
zling to our literal Interpreters; inasmuch that
the City of Jefferson afforded not another
room which would hold them; so that he at
last consented the door should be shut, prOvi-
ded he should not be quoted as yielding the
principle, but only as submitting 10 imperiOus
necessity.-St. Louis Times.
Zee Boat.-An Ice Boa. has recenty been fitted VI
by Capt. Geo. L. Brown, and has, several days past
been playing in harbOr. 1t is Of very simple con
StructoD, it's being three pieces of small ost
Connected by cross pieces and braces, on which ar.
supported seats for few passengers and two
sails. II steers easily and before the wind, it will
with good breeze, move the rate Of 30 miles ar
hoWr or more, and Informed by gentleman
who took excursion in tson Saturday afternoon
that with strong breeze at the north west they bel.
souhwesterly course, at the rate Of mile in three
minutes The ice far from being smooth; bu
had it been Of that kind, known among skaters al
"biack duck," The speed must have been doubled.
PROP. Jour.
The Boston Commercial! Gazette says, After SO
days interruption in the intercourse between Ma ntuck
ct atid the main land, caused by the weather
and ice, have at length heard frnm the Islanders.
Our information crossed to the main in the Mail Pack
ct boat with thiry-t.ro mails for Boston.
Laconic.-An English gentleman who rarely said
much, and when he did speak, spoke always to the
point, was travelling horseback with his
want, a man much like his master. On crossing
BRIDGE the noblcman stopt his horse and thus address
sed his servant: John I? 'Sir.' DO you like eggs"
yes, SIR They then rode oil. Some months after,
business called the nobleman into the country, he
sed the bridge, and again turned to his servant
John = Sir 'Howr Boiled, SIR was the imme-
diaie reply.