Litchfield enquirer., 1831-07-14

MEHMMIEUa &~eAeASssAN ,.;,h this Slemand. the disafectea woFlmsn ;,rr,.sV;ntrlv commenced the work of des- ,r,..t;0n. When these proceedings were re- v,,sr,"A the Sheriff of Baltimore was dlFect. rI ro anDrrhend the FiOters. and pFOceeueo s,~ ,ho sranp of riot. There he found the TI- s.'.. r-~ar;z.A. and under the direction Of S"s1.r S.termined to continue the work Of S..s,rnc,;os,. and as be could not raise sum c;ent force in the neighbOrhoOd to prevent ,hcir operatiOns, he requested assistance rom inc city. Several military companies were dispa,ched, who took the rioters by surPr'sc and AisDersetl them. About forty were aPpre- honSoS and taken to Baltimore and lodged In l nrison, The damage done to the rail road svas not very extensive, and is not estimated ] at more than five thousand dollars. None Of inc bridges or culverts were materially lnJur- ed. The commanding officer of the military detachment states that the families of many of the deluded wOrkmen are in a state OtI great distress and suffering, aud required nrompt relief. The name of the swindIing contractor is Truxton Lyon, of Pennsylvania.
 w NEw-YoRK, July 5.
 Another Great Fire.-A most destructive fire occurred last night in the upper part 0I the citv, which nearly destroyed an entire block of buildings, bounded on the north ny Charlton, on the south by Vandam, on the east by Varick, and on the west oy du0s"u street, the value of which with furniture, Gc' is estimated at upwards of SlO0,O0O. This fire spread with such rapidity that many fam flies barely escaped with their night clothing, ond in one instance d person was dragged from his bed, after the betstead was on ire'1 Tn addition to the property destroyed, we re- pret to add that several persons are mlsslng' s"vhom if ;s feared have perished in the flames. Two children who were left locked up in a room by their parents, who had gone to the T,heatre. have not been found. Several frenen. we understand, are seriously injured.
 The fire broke out in the carpenters shop of Wm. J. Burke, tn the rear Of 66 and 6S Charlton. street. Mr. B. had large quantity of lumber on hand, which was all on hre be- fore the engines could reach the scene ot con- flagration; and unfortunately the distance from supply of water was so great that a dozen buildings were in flames before drop could be thrown on them. The chief supply was from the Hudson River, and when the fire broke out the water was SD low that tme suction rooted in the mud. and soon Grave'i' ed the boxes. From appearances this morn inr WE have no doubt that many families are in great distress. It is computed that not less than one hundred and twenty five families are endered houseless by this disaster. several oi whom. who resided in the rear, are reduced to beggery. One family we saw, widow with several children, who had saved nothing but the few rags on them when they retired 1 to rest. '. .,
 Yesterday afternoon about o'clock, the roof of the drug store, on the corner oi FIJI ton ard William streets, was discovered t9 ot l in flames, but was soon subdued. This hre and it is believed the extensive one of Hast night, were caused by the violation of the cor 1 poration law, in throwing sqMbs and crackers about the streets and into houses and yards
 Besides the great loss of property, lives nave thus been sacrificed.
 The mast two or three weeks have been un' commonly fruitful in the deeds of viIIany:.-
 within the last eight days we hay: rscordst
 .l.. I....t. vr e.. .-:.d women in this city and Brooklyn. most or all of whom, there |
 reason to believe, perished by the hands cf thei
 o,os husbands!! Three of the husbands ara now in prison awaiting their t,ial. BurgIarie' are committed almost every night, and witt such uniformity in the mode of operation as proves the existence of an organized gane among us. All the efforts of our active PO
 lice are necessary tO !erret out the villains.- 1 or inc cases of death above mentioned, three can be traced directly to the effects of intempe rance.either in the subjects or their husbands or both.-N. Y. Jour. cf Commerce.W
 Distressing Caswaliiy.-The following ac
 count of a lamentable occurrence is from J
 P. A Anderson, Esq. Postmaster at Cold Spring and addressed to the editors Of the Gazette
 On the 26th ult. Mr. John Milton Partridge late merchant in Tarrytown, Westchcste
 county went with several others to ButterhiIIs about two or three miles above West Point and attempted to climb up the prccipice ir search of iron ore. MT. Partridge had sue cecded in climbing about 15O or 900 feet, uT an almost perpendicular rock. when by soma means he slipped and fell head foremost about 30 feet, and struck rock which was made slippery by the trickling of the water dOwr it from this he bounded and fell the remain der of about 150 feet. and struck among the rocks at the foot of the precipice He expir. ed immediately. MT. Partridge has left a wife and four small children tO mourn their loss. Charles CarroA.-In,elIigence was received on Saturday that the venerable survivor Of the sgners 1 the Declaration of Independence, was dangerously | iII, and not expected to recover. ...,
 Tempernnce.-Th town of Lee, the second largest manufacsu turing town in the county q Berkshre Mass has not in i, a store, shop, dwelling, hove or cellar in which ardent spirit of any kind s either bought sold.
 Melancholy Euent.-A most afflicting dis pensation of Providence took place on Sat mrday last. The Rev. John E. Weston, late