Litchfield enquirer., 1831-05-05

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 Twill not dwell on the cruelties committed by the Russians. Your cOuntrymen 'n ine highest degree of civilization. would not be- lieve in the possibility of the atrocities Ot which those barbarians are every day guilty Murder, piIIage, rape, are some Of the con cOmitant evils of war; but at the present tune it belonged to the Russians to add to the cat alogue by inliicting horrors on harmless and dcfenceless people, which could not in any way be justified or excused. MelanchoIr Accident.-At Snuthbury onI the lst inst Miss Julia Hinman. daughter Ot Hon. Wm. Hinman, aged 19, was drowned in the Woodbury river. She was in cOmpa- ny with another young lady, returning home just before evening from visit to some ofj their friends in the neighborhood. Instead of passing round to bridge at some distance they pursued shorter route leading to the river at a place where it is usually crossed when the water is low, by passing over d stick of timber. The river was considerably swollen by the prev ious rains. Her c0mpan- ion, however. passed over in safety-but the deceased when about midway the river, look cd down, and as is supposed became fright. ened at the depth ofthe water-she fell in and sunk, not to rise again until the vital spark had fled to God who gave it. An alarm was immediately made. hut it was some time be- fo,e the neighbors discovered the body. N. Hauen Register. The Groion Monument, raised to the mem Ory of the brave Patriots under Col. Ledyard, | who, during the American Revolution (6th l Sept. 178l.) were massacIed in Fort Ur's-l wold, by the friends of the British C"nst'tn- ton, the pure National Republicans ot thai ] day, is now completed. says the New-London ! ~ onpfS St DHa nn (HTOlOn 1 Hill, lSO feet above tide water. 70 rods from the shore, commanding full view of all the kingdoms of the earth in the ncighborhood of the Thames river. The monument IS built of granise-is l27 feet high-is 24 feet square at the base and 10 feet at the top. here an iron railing is erected with " light house in the skIes.' as a refOrmer would say, l oftbick Boston Glass, rising above the railing The ascent to the top is by spiral stairway ] of l68 steps. After base of G4 feet square rising three feet, followed by a stylobation or l Dye % feet square, an entablature, an archl- trave, cornice. SIc. rising to the height of25 l feet from the ground, the obelisk commences with base of 20 feet. and rises 92 feet, with
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 The U. s. Circuit Court, Judge Thomp- son presiding, assisted by Judge Bristol, the
 
 city last Wednesday. A cause of much i'm pOrtance to the town of East Windsor. was tried on Thursday, and $500 awarded a. ] gainst the town. It was suit brought against the town by MT. Chester KpIlogg, of Amherst Mass. for damages sustained in falling throngh bridge in a stage. in May last, which bridge 1 it was claimed belonged to the town to have kept in repair. Mr. Kellogg had his leg broke in two places-was detained from home and from his business fnr several weeks. and 1 at great expense. Another suit, brought by Mr. Rufus Coles. of Amherst. Mass who was in the same Stage. and had his thigh broken. was tried on Friday, and verdict of S1050 against said town given in his favor.-lb. Bank Robbery.-Wm. J. Murray. an En- glishman, was brought on from Philadelphia by High Constable Hays, on a requisiion of the Governor of this state, and underwent an ex ] animation at the Police. on Saturday morn- ing. He was taken up on suspicion of being one of the persons engaged in robbing the City Bank, and was identified as the person who visited Smith while at Mr.. Bangs house. On his examination, he declined answering any question that was put to him. Murray is about thirty-six years of age. and has been in the country five OF six months. He is said | to bc one of the most ingenious mechanics in the country. On attempting to escape, in Philadelphia, he threw away sum of money, (abo"t sixty dollars.) which has been brought On tO this city. He was committed for fur ther examnatiOn.-N. Y. D. Ado.
 1 "If" says the Argus. "the public career of l Martin Van Buren should end here. it would end we'll" The matter is settled without the "D" The public career of Martin Van Bu- rcn has ended here, and ended weli, if we look to the moral justice of it's termination. It has ended as it should end, and as the public ca reer of purely selfish politicians will ever end, where the people are enlightened and true 10 themselves, m discontinue and disgrace.
 Troy Sentinel.
 There arc many who believe, and with grounds for their belief too, that the affair has not re suited as was intended by those immc- diatcly interested. It is said in Washington, by some that the willy Premier designed a, first by sham resignation, to induce the Cal noun faction to vacate their seats--but the bait did not take-the fish did not bite, and to save appearances and rescue his own char acter, the resignation only intended at first as rase de guerre had to be persisted in. Be this as tt may, there is abundant circumstan. tlal evidence to show. that no little shsfling has marked this as we'll as every other prom 'nent move Of the present administration: but since they have moved themselves off we can hardly ind fault with the procedure. GGzette.
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