Litchfield enquirer., 1831-11-17

Or such m expenditure of the sum as would improve the intellectual. social, physical, and moral condition of all classes, and particularly Df those who suffer most severely by intem- perance. How many schOnls could be erect pd, for carrying the education of the poorest l0 an exteat not yet attained in any country. How many hospitals and houses of humanity for the unfortunate, the sick. the friendless, would it not build. Then again, at the pres ent value Of money, the tax the city of Alba ny pays to alcohol would pay the interest on six millions of dollars yearly; would build 200 houses each year. costing 1900 dollars each i; and rent 2000 tcnements at l5O dollars rent per year. Should the whole nation be taxed in inc sama proportion, say S00.OOO dollars for every 95.O0O inhabitants, it would amount tO the enormous sum of A, 900. 900 ofdOllars yearly. These facts and statements, will ap- ply with greater pr less force, to every city, town and village in tho state.
 (Reuainder nert tOeek.
 4 Runa,cay Couple.-On Wednesday eve
 hing about II o'clock, young man was stop
 ped in the street by one of the watchmen un-
 der the following singular circu,astances.- The watch had observed him pacing up and
 down the street, for nearly an hour, in the
 greatest agitation, examining every dOOr, as if
 rndeavoring to find an entrance sand al-
 though he was well dressed. he at last accost-
 ed hinl and inquired the reason of his curious
 behaviour. A train Of curious circumstance was unfolded by this inquiry, such us seldom
 occur in the annals of police office. I, ap. peared the young man, who gave his name as
 Warren, was native of Montgomery county, somewhere in the neighborhood 0f Potsgrove, and that he had come to the city the previ. ous morning, bringing with him young fe.
 male. tO whom he was to have been married at o'clock that evening. The match was to be one of those delightful little affairs called 'runaways.' and 50 far seemed, to have been attended with full share of the difficulties which give SO charming zest tO stolen hri- dals, and furnish food for the gossirs to dwell upon.
 Both the bride and the groom were. total strangers in Philadelphia, and had fled hther as the surest refuge fr0tn the pursuit of friends and relatives, whom it vas shrewdiy expect ed. were anxious to have slice Of the good things common on such occasions. By dint of great labor and vexatiOn, they succeeded in finding the residence of friend of the brides, where, according to previous agree- nent. they were both to put up until the next evening, when they were tO wait upon his honor the Mayor, by whom the happy knot was to be tied. It happened unfortunately that this friend house was filled by other conn. try " cOusin's," who had arrived Only the day before. He was accordingly shown to a re. spcctabie tavern a few squares of, in which he thought it prudeDt t0 conceal himself, f+ar- fal of a surprise from the friends uf the lady, nor did he once venture forth tW visit his be. loved during the whole Ofihis agonizing iO. nl hnn IA arrived. and he sallied forth Q oin his fair one, dressed in the extreme of iash,on hut to his utter consternation, he was unable to find the house in V hich she lodged!
 From the hour Of seven he had been nn- occupied in searching every street, in hope of finding the place, and as he did not sven know. or had forgotten the name Of the air ones friend. his task may be readily i,n- lgined tO have been a hopeless one. He wan tered up and down the streets. half frantic with vexatiOn and confusion. until his unusu. lily close inspection Ofthe houses excited sus. ,icion as to the honesty of his intentions.- When nccOsted by the watchman, he was covered with foam of perspir and seem. d ready to sink dOwn from mere exhaustion, he effect of four hours constant excitement. After relating tO the officer these particulars, le was conducted to the tavern. whence he lad sallied out in the early part of the evening, md there learned from the landlord that sev- 'ral unknown persons had been there making nc most eager inquiries after him. stating hat one had left message that" Miss --" his intended) wac sick with apprehension at lis mysterious absence. As none nf them aad left their names, poor Warren's inquiries IS ts where they resided, were productive of no good and tn a state Of extreme vexatiOn and alarm, he was lain obliged to go to soli- lary he'd. there to dream away the troubles which nothing but an unpardOned stupidity had brought upon him aud his intended. So late as Thursday night last. he had not been able tO ind her, and the chances of their soon meeting, were not very promising. This cas-. shews in striking point of vlcw, the necessi. y of strangers in a large city being particular as to the names and numbers. and all love sick 'wains the folly of bringing their swee,h arts 10 Philadelphia to be married by his hun- Dr the Mayor. when n travelling Justice Ot Inc Peace is quite equal tO the job, and rouId be found in any public road In Penn. 'ylvania.- Philadelphia Saturday Bulletin.
 Toe Richmond Enquirer repels the impu. tation that MT. Randolph's emitting to visit Washington arosa from any want of respect tor the President, and adds :-" Immediately on landing at New-York, he addressed let ter to the President, informing him of his ar. rival expressing his readiness to visit Wash. ington, if the President wished it---hut refer ring to the very delicate state of his health. and the injury t was likely to receive by a