Litchfield enquirer., 1831-07-07

walls, but no one injured. Ine uamaES done to fences, wood lots, orchards. roads, ,eIc. is immense, and quite number ofcattle were killed by the failing trees. "ris eredlbly asserted that wafer paIl' and nSe pa" He.- tle which was standing at gentleman's door when the rain commenced, were found full at 1 its close.
 HorribLe Mrder.-An inquest was held on "Wednesday afternoon on the b0dy of Sophia l Ransom. the wife of James Ransom, who di- ed about o'clock on that day, upon the cor ner of Grand and Suffolk streets, under the following circumstances.
 Ii appeared in evidence before the Coro- :. ner's Jury that the deceased and her husband had not lived together for considerable pe- riod, owing to his dissolute habits. He' now ever, was accustomed to visit her at the house of her mother Jemima Abbott, with Whon' she resided, and Wednesday between ana 2 O clock, meeting his little son, lad aooui years of age, near the house, he requested him to step in and tell his mother that ne wanted to see her. The boy complied with the request, and his mother descended the stairs in the entry, holding her babe about 8 months old in her arms, to ascertain what he wished of her. While they were conversng together, he was heard by sister of the de- ceased to laugh very heartily; and in Few minutes distressing scream was heard from the deceased, which alarmed the whole fami- lv. Mrs, Abbott ran instantly down stairs, where she found her daughter holding her a. pron to her neck, and blood streaming from it profu sely. She exclaimed that her husband had killed her; and entreating her to take care of her children. died in about five n'In- utes. The husband hastened out the front door, leaving his ha: aud jack knife lying on the floor. As he left the house he was ob- served by Mr. Wm. Raynor. who saw him shut the door violently. The knife was p'ck' ed up bv MT. R. who saw fresh blood upon the blade. The husband ran down Suffolk to the corner of Hester street, where the at. tention of Alderman Palmer was attracted towards him from the circu instance of his
 being without hat, and his stopping and looking back.
 The Alderman, suspectlng something to be the matter, continued looking at hlm, when he started and ran up Hester street towards the BOwery. In the course of few minutes another man passed hastily in the same di- recton, from whom the Alderman learning what had occurred, joined in pursuit. After several frutless inquiries they were informed by boy that he saw person enter new building towards Division st. without any ha, on, and on following the direction they dis covered and secured him. He pretended al the time to be deranged. The mother and sister of the deceased testified that they had often heard her say that she was afraid to be alone with him, fearing he would kill her. The little son stated that his mother told him that his father had threatened to take her life ! Upon an examination of the body of the deceased by the Jury, it appeared she had been stabbed quite through the neck with $ sharp knife, cutting the jugular vein. They returned a verdict accordingly.
 The husband was brought before Justlct Lownds, by whom he was committed t' Brdewell. He has highly respectable con I nexions, who were overwhelmed with agony on the receipt of the einteligence.-J. cf Com
 The exhibitions made by the great men a the seat of government are calculated to stif1' every feeling of contempt and ridicule in one of deep and profound indignation. The cores pondence between Messrs. Eaton and Inghan will serve to convey to their country at large some idea of the present state of society a Washington. But the conceptions formed even from such data, will fal! far short of tho truth. The Telegraph announces persona visit of Mir. Eaton to the Treasury Department with view to rencontre with his opponent Threats of this kind. applicable to more thar 1 VuC iuOINIuudis udSc OCCH a~' u' ~"S~'" ton through the town. and armed men have been seen in positions justifying the belief tha they were watching for opportunities to assault their antagonists. Is the country to sink witt these braggarts into the depths of degradation; 1 Is the press to be silent when such outrage' arc committed upon public feeling and public manners !? Are our streets. and the Depart ments, and the Presidents Mansion, to b' made the scenes of combat and brutal war fare? What is there of the lofty tone of chiv airy in the vulgar ribaldry exhibited in the cor respondence to which we have alluded! l would disgrace in manner, in feeling. in ex precision, the purlieus of Billingsgate. Yet W. are, in relation to much that is said, and muct that is done, to seal our lips: The feelings 0 our readers must revolt sometimes at the Ian guage which is extorted from us, and at tho events which we feel it our duty to relate.- The apprehension of shocking those feelings and of exciting incredulity, have compelled us to withhold from our columns what, as Ml Ingham says, all Washington knows to be true It is only when the parties themselves bring their own conduct before the public, that we can feel entirely at liberty 10 state facts which are of general nOtoriety.-Nat. Journal.
 The war continues to rage furiOusly-and 1 the whole country is looking on with wonder and astonishment at the retreats and advan- ces, the flank movements and the multitudin- ous events of la petite guerre. We would call I