Litchfield enquirer., 1831-04-14

tue south East. During the night il shifted 70 South
Wess' and afterwards 10 West, and 90 continued all
Saturday. Vessels the wharves suffered consider
d0'e damage-many building were partly unrOofed,
ChimUeys thrown down, sc. SC.
Il" New-HaveR, and other places. some damage
was done TO vessels &c. houses and barns unrOofed
or brbke:down, &C.;
The Louisville Journal states, that the number Of
Men in the state Kentucky, who have been reward
ed with Offices under the administration Of Gen. Jack
son. IL twice great that in any state in the Union
The citizens Of Providence intend to give Mr.. Bur-
CESS public dinner.
EL0pemenf-An extract Of a letter from Washing.
ton, D. C. gives information Of the recent eIopemen
of principal "un from the Nunncry in Georgetown.
She had been for many years principal instructress
in the School Of the Nunnery. Her elopement was
made in disguise aud in the day time. She has taken
refuge ia the family Of Gen. Van Ness and refuses to
return.
forged check for twelve hundred dollars, with the
name Of Mr.. Samuel Comley, WAS presented on Fri
day, by black man. the United States Bank Pills
adePhia. Being questioned, he said that lie had been
directed to draw the money by young man who wa.
waiting outside. He pointed out his employer, who
arrested withou, difficulty.
Steam Boat Accidens-We regret exceedingly to
announce, tia, the steamboat La Grange struck a
rock near the head Of Brown's Island, ON Friday last
aud before she could be- rounded to and run on shore
sunk in deep water. She had, told, about &C.
~ toms Of dry goods hoard, all Of which
lees irjured.-Passbsrg Gazette.
A Jewellcr in Boston, received few mornings
since through the post-Ofce, silver watch and the
following letter: "This watch stolen from you,
and The money is the interest the price "fthe watch
since il TAKEN" signed "Conscience--or rather
the effect ola revival Of eligon." Enclosed was &c.
81 estimated interest Of the value for five six years
ThHre date to the letter, aud Of the
author Of it can be discovered.
The Bridge over the Connecticut river at Cheshire,
New Hampshire, vas swept away by the ice the
25h alt. II fell about half past nine in the evening.
and after traveller drove it for the purpose
Ofcrossing. The toll ga,herer called on him to stop,
but the replied. 81 go by the year, and would
have kept on had the former discovered the means
to make him seaside Of his danger.
Aproieci e on foot in Indiana, construct rail-
read trsm indianapolis to the falls Of the Ohio.
The stage preprieors Of Troy, to the number Of six
or sevea have unted and formed hourly line ofs,a
gss,o run betwee" Troy and Albany. The line COM
sUeNced ruaping some tine last week.
An infant child Of Mr.. Middleton, in North Fourth
ST., Philadelphia, left the bed in the nursery,
while the mother went into the lower part ofthe house.
On her setnrn, which vac in few minutes, she saw
the house cat leap from the bed. She immediately
went the child, and, to her sorrow discovered life
fess. There were on the infant marks Of violence
and ils death imputed to tile sucking iss breath
lDouhtfull
CcnJsssion Of Gibbs the Ptase-Thc Journal Of
Commerce Of Tuesday aiains ~ article Of more
than three columns, giving particular account Of'he
confession Of Ga,bs the pirate. He unexpectedly
ted that he was concerned in the robbery Of
aham forty uesseis and in the destruction Of Moa
eDenty sch their entire Greco. Many Of those destroy
ed had passengers board, which makes il probable
shat he has bcen agent in the murder oC aeary
FogR HUNDRED HUMAN BEINGS!
A fire broke out in Albany on Tuesday morning, in
the carpenters shep of Messrs. Gaige & Whitney,
tile north side Of Washing ioe-strcet,' between Hawk
and Swan streets. Eight bsildiags were burnt, one
brick, and seven wood. The buildings were owned
by Daniel Ne~ comb, Of Schagaaieoke, John & Isaiah
Townsend, The widow Of Van Setback, aad Danis 81 s.
Newtoa The loss ofProperiy 10 estimated at $i5, 900.
II is supposed tina, besides stores. shops. &c. about
dozen have beea turned out Of doors, some Of whom
have lost their all.
great meeting-amounting, II 10 said, to FIVE thou
sand persOas-assen'bled in Philadelphia on Monday,
the 4ih inst. (the unfavorable weather notwhstand
ing,) aud nominated HENRY Clay Tor the Presidency.
John Sergeant, presiding. The feeling at the meeting
VAS cnihusiastic.-N. Y. american.
The steam.hsai Legislator, from Hudson for New
York, with the Hudson freight barge 10 tow, struck
on the rocks Stony Point at o'clock On Saturday
morning, and sunk. Part other cargoes saved.
There were ao lives lost.
The Washington (Penn.) Reporter mentions the
death by suicide Of Mr.. Daniel Allison, Of Canton
Township. lie rose from his bed early, put part
Of Lis sloahing took his ride ""d stepped few PAGES
from bic door, the gun-but on the ground. pa-
ced The side Of his head the top Of the barrel and
drew the trigger with his toes. The person who had
beea sleeping with him heard the report Of the rifle
aud sprung from his bed, made to the door. and fosnd
Mr. Allison corpse-,he handkerchief which he had
On his head during the night set Ore from
the powder burniag from the point Of the rife. The
bali lodged 10 his head The deceased about 30
yeaEsof age, or upward-uamarried, aud ~ealihy-Of
uaimpeachable character Gor sebre,y and neral de-
pesmsnt.
George Crosby, who pretended that he was robbed
q lew months ago Of about 5000 whilst travelling o"
fast iR The niehf hsm Salem to Boston, distance l6