Litchfield enquirer., 1831-04-28
GENERAL auMMART.

| narrowly escaped destruction by 6sS on tho sight sf Sunday the 07th uI The kitchen on deek was burnt Joseuh C. A1elehrr, ofths ChilicOths tohiol Evea- ing Pos has been sentenced to three ye4Es hard labor in ,he Peni,en,ary Of OhiO for ssabbing Captain !. F. woodsde. The right hand of Dlr. w. has bosa rendered useless for tie. #E ''h The Litle Rock, Arkansas, paper Of'he a March, gives an account of . rencontre n Chcot county bee twesn JetersOn Pryor and brOthers nasned Jamss and Stephen Terrell. They fought with knives, Jasd 1 an three were killed in . few minutes. .~... l General Wilson, Of Monroe county, Kensucky. was recently murdered by man named Mitchell. l Several young men, rash well as yoslng, lately 1 assembled tn Kentucky pull down ihs hOuDe of Q Mr. TiHre who warned them to deSist {; bus takings the law into their hands, cOmmeBced the work of destruction, when Mr. T. discharged gun as thens, loaded with l6 rife baIle, and shot Of them, nas- l ed Woollum, literally to pieces. ' 1 F1e in TrOy-The exsensive coOpsring ssiabl'shE- ment of Mr. Chichester in Troy was dessroyed by fro on Monday night last. 1t is said to have employed more workmen than any other similar establishment 1 in the state.
 4 fire broke out in Mddlebury VI; on tbe 9ith sh' by which six buildings dearnyed in ens sfwhieh was tie ofce of the Standard, with the ptiasing Of ] flee and Bookstore of the publisher. =: = ] The sum collected in N. Orleans by the friends of Mfr. Monroe, to be presented him as mask ofshsira esteem, amounted lo $l, ,50l $ up tD the 2lsr ut.
 A Mr. Wood was crushed death at Gloucester, Niass las, week. by block of granite which fell on him. :. 1 The Editor of the Journal of COmmcrcs has been requested by Mr. Hays to st"e, in reply to the pub cation Of Mr. Bangs, .hat "at time and to pef- has he made any communication or rsPresen- ta,on tending prejudice claims that Mt. Bangs may have, tn reference to the apprehension of Smith. H the publication of Mir. Bangs is designed to eonssy any impu,aon upon his integrity, Mr. Hays cenf- dently appeals his long. and he may be supported in saying faithful abors tn the service of the pubcs as an ample feiutation of any such suspiciop." l Tpes.-Touching these lsssleW instruments ofueU- tai developement and the bunders they forced in- to by incompetent or careless operatives, say with Hood in his Revolution--" There is nc end to accidence." A Southern paper conssns m advsr. tsemens of large quantity of mice (ricsl in lots to suit purchasers and merchant in tile west offers GDr sale three hundred bushe of cas loa,s) areasoa. able credit. .s. ..,@ a,- F., t'
 4Orrid AiarIer.-The Washington iN. @ Uaies states that on Saturday evening the l2lh inst atoat8 o'clock respectable ci.isen of that county wh" reS ded near Bnih deliberately murdered on hia eva. plantations by runaway negro, while endeayoring iO effect his The instrument used in the psrpes ation of this diabolical acs, knife or other sharp instrument from the wounds nf which. Mir. H. survived no longer than noon of Monday Goowing having been stabbed and cut in most checking nsan~ ser. A few hours previous io the eomnissoa Ot ihis@ horrd deed, Mr. c. Hammond, overseer lo Mr Wiz"
 liam Harvey had his haah nearly cut from hia wEitt by the same ncgro while endeayOring secure Aim. The black was arrested the Thursdny succeeding aad is at present lodgedin in the Washng,on Jail awaiting his trial. .. 4 Norei Scenr-Thur.aay morning, as ons of shs, Nantucket packets about to leave the cad of No. dia.w wharf, deputy sheriff came board to ssrset one Mir. P. (who has family as Nanauckeii oa sisosg suspicion o debe. Mr. P. disposed avoid this strong attachment for his person, and immrdiasei5 climbed the mast. Being shon high ropes, tss enreaties of the sheriG could not induce him to dee scend to a par with him and two triggers wsss sens for to wait upon him. These asceaded the masss, and attempted to secure him, but with the agility of Herr Cline, he kept them dancing a.iendance nnsii they and their employer grew weary. and the vessel allowed proceed. Az the 6ue bresse Sled hse sails and bore her brsky through the waves. Nr. doaed his cap. and made profound ebeisance se the assembled spectators. probably amounting sc soo:
 
 ! Mir. Noah has returned to the New York Courier and Enquirer, as editor. 4 | ' 4 fortunate OraRge SeAev.--Denns Carrie, pooe Irshman of this city, who has for several years pie& ed up a scan,y ptance for himself and family. by selling oranges fast week drew prize in ihs lottery of $50O0. Instances of good ill luck ara apt te come tn clusters; so it was in the case of Denais Curre for the very next day his wife prssented hi, as he said, with Ayss TwIxs-parsy 6ays and pssssg girls-but as fine sprighty chdsr as ever cried as ornnge.-N. Y. Constellation. M fa.45oi-sgH I The Scir. Boston, bound from BOston sO Hartford, aud comma1ded by Capt. WeLber. ssrsfk en the rocks of Cohasset tn the late storm, and suhk n deep water. The crew were all taken of the wreck by, boats from :he shore. Capt. Welbsr expired a.. boot haf m hour before the boats got the wreck. and was Jeff Iashed .O the mas~ Capsaia Webber was native ofM,ddletOwn. ..
 Commodore CreighsOn, saya che Journal Of Conn., mcrce as received fair and honorable aeqa.,al from the Court Marital, all te charges and specifications a!ledgsd againH him except shs one wlich charges him with having twice received pay iar te mo".h eT July 1899. In regard this specifications ske esure express belief that he was pei gsiiy of any isen- ton ,o deceive the accounting officers of the De partmen. and remark that notwithstanding the ITegs- Iariy ofshe proceengs thsrc was nothing suspiciOss