Litchfield enquirer., 1831-05-12
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enquSreo o the servant h he was at home. On being answered in the negative he asked for the lady of the ' house, and on her presenting herself he observed Madam, are you the lawful wife of Mr. r.-." She replied afirmatively, when he handed to her small sum Of money which he said he was instructed 10 nav to her husband, his legal represen,a,ives-- the amount oi which he had been defrauded by per- son in his employ. The clergyman then retired with out giving any further informatiOn.-N Y. Gaxetse.
 Mr. Felder the santi-nuli6caiiom candidate, is sMr- posed to be elected member of Congress from Soul, Carolina, Ito supply the place of Judge Martini over his opponent Mr. Preston. ss
 Three thousand dollars have been collected at New Orleans in beheif of the Ex-President Monroe.
 We understand, says the National Inteligencer, that Com. Barron will be placed in command of the Navy Yard Philadelphia, as the successor of Com Banbrdge. instead ofCOm. Warrington; and tha, the last named officer will take the place of Com. Barron at the Norfolk Navy Yard. t4
 Gold! Gold i-The Salisbury Carolnian of the ll,l, inst. says, ''We learn from the unquestionable authority, tina, from 75 to 100 posnds of Gold (:he precise quantity not known) lately found upon tract of land tn Mechlenburg county about % miles east of Charlotte, belonging gentlemen in Vr- gina, whose names were not recollected by our in- formant. Several pieces weighed from eight to len pounds
 The Price be paid by Mir. Noah, for one half the establishment ofIhe N Fork Courier and Enquirer, is $2O,O0O.
 Before the County Court at the present April term James Reed, Abby Reed, and Ephraim Treadwe, convicted of an assault with intent to ki and sentenced to State PrissD for years; Cyrus HawIey for the same offence for years; Lodowick Wheeler, for stealing pocket book containing $50, sem tenced years Charles Miller, convicted of an as- sault upon young lady. sentenced te months in common jail. Five oat of these six persons were either drunk in state of ntoxication when they committed the offences for which they to suf fer.-Bridg.port Farmer.
 It appears by letter from Norfolk, of the 18th inst. that the exSecretary of the Navy (Mr. Branch) has had perilous adventure and marrow escaPe.- While passing n stage from Halifax 10 Petersburg. on his way home to N Carolina with his family, the sriver who waa drunk, fell from his sea and the hor ses daried of at full speed. Just ahead precip ,o,s ali on one side of the road and in this predca- ment, the Secretary conceived ahe tarlor" hope Of stopping the horses, diverting them from the danger into which they hastening, by eaping from the stage. In this attempt he barely escaped with whole bones being much strained and bruised. Luckily, a acgrO was pioughing in field she read side, who hastily took his horss from the plough, and gal. opins of, succeeded n stopping the horses, without any accident to the siHge or passengers. Mr. Branch took the name ofihe negro and ta of his maser wish the determination, # possible, to buy and emancipate the slave.
 Nec Imported FrssI 2ress-A letter from J. Win- ship, Esq. of Brigh,oo, Mass. mentions that he has aI. dnce of the seed of the Shephrda Silver Capped Buffalo Berry Tree. from Council Buffs is one of
 the greatest acquisitions of the fruit bearing kind our country produce, for beauty of foliage. fuiness, goodness and elegance Of fuit it s unrvalled by any new production. the fruit is about the szs of red Antwerp currani, much more rich to she taste, and Garms one confused clsster of fruit every branch aud awg.-Daiy Ado.
 Gold-Erfraordinary.-We have substan- tial foundation for the rumOrs of the last eight or ten days ef the great original deposit Of gold discovered in this county. The ac- count almost exceeds belef,and surpasses any thing of the kind in the history of mining The land on which the gold was found, about l8 or % miles east of this place. was purchas- ed two or three year: ago by Mr: Cation, l from Virginia, for the purpose of mining, who, after spending his time and money for a year or two, relinquished the undertaking as unsuccessful. Lately, however, the work was pursued by others which has eventuated in the discovery of this extraordinary rich de- posit, on the 2d instant. The whole amount of gold ob'ained is variousiy stated to be from 75 to IaO pounds. but from the statement Ofa gentleman who was called upon to make a probable estimate of the weight and value, it is supposed there is at least one hundred pounds of gold. all obtained in one day. The gold was found in a small space, two or three feet below the surface. in grains and masses weigh ing from ounces and pounds. to pieces of Jire, seren and eigkt pounds! There was no vein discovered, or sign of any. but the laborers came suddenly upon the whole mass of gold, dcposited as it were in a nest, and imbedded in very red clay.
 On pursuing the labor of digging during the past week, we understand that no more dis coveries have been made-the rich deposit being entirely isolated. promising no eontinu- ance of the extraordinary deveiopsment.- = The value of the gold. it is estimated, will not come under Ss0.O0O. after beiag separated from all extraneous sui,stances.-CkGr. Jour.
 Cot. Crocken.-MaDy years since in Ten nessee. there was a season of great scarcity Oi cora. Foreseeing this. or iron, some other motive. Col. Crockett purchased up large quantity. It rose to very high price. Na- merOus were the applications to the Colonel to sell. The following is the substance Of many dialogues on the subjects :-
 1 Purchaser. Have you any corn to sell Col.