Litchfield enquirer., 1831-09-29

have been perpetrated in North Carolina by member ofthe present Congress, which reminds ofthe his
 tory of AbeIard and Eoisa. The story runs that tue member became jealous of his wife-and that the "green eyed monster" fixed upon two individuaIs- one young gentleman, and the other clergyman oi mature years. The husba nd invited the young man to take ride with him short distance. When they reached the woods the husband dsmOunted, took his AbeIard from the gig, bound him to tree, and perpe- traled the outrage on the spot. He immediately re- turned, and under the same preteRces inveigled the cergyBan into the same snare. IL is said great cement has been produced in consequence-that the clergyman is on the point of death if not dead, and the husband in prison on charge of murder. What adds the horror ofthe affair is tie statement that the hus
 band found all the parties were perfectly innocent af
 ter the barbarities had been conmiued.-N. Y. Eng.
 Singular Case.-Yesterday morning the wife of a respectable tradesman was committed from the watch house to Brdewell, ou ehssess made against her by her husband. On Saturday nigh. it appears that the female in state of intoxication, in consequence ofwhch the complainant had her carried to the watch house; yesterday morning he appeared before the magistrate his complaint, and there stated that
 the prisoner was habitual drunkard and thief-thal she was in want of any ot the necessares of life, had temptation to steal, and yet was constantly bringing home various articles which he knew she could not have got honestly. The complainant pro- duced four plain decaniers which have appearance ofhaving ever been used. He said they not his, and the prisoner refuses to account how she got them. The magistrates consented to de,ain the wife that further examination may be had.-N. Y.Enq.
 Rai RoaGs.-To the superficial observer of rail road, who presumes that he the surface of the ground all the materials of ton, may ap
 pear slight and incapable continued With smi-
 lar notions twas that took particular pains to ascer- tain the facts in relation to the Mohawk road. We found n continued line of excavation over two feet deep, each hole being capable of containing nine cu- Lic feet of pounded stone. After this is thrown in, men employed to ram it down and make it compact as possible. On this the large blocks of limestone laid and surrounded the surface with other pound
 ed stone and this is again beaten with heavy wedge into it's bed and to it's proper leve On this comes the wooden rail- and this agnin the iron rail. Up- on wooden rail, the bar is not SO much worn and pressed as upon stone, and in the Mohawk road, we are informed, no greater weight than tons can press upon any point of the rails at one time, while
 the stone blocks thus firmly placed only three feet apart from centre centre. strikes us that thisroad must therefore he equa rather superior, 10 any in the world. The stone flIing has alono cost as much per mile as the whole of the Baltimore road, and is certainly more solid than many parts of the famous Liyerpooi and Manchester road.-AtbGny paper.
 Melancholy Tronsdction.--On Thursday night last, Mir. Stephen J. Miller, of New Ca naan. put period to the existence of his two only children, in a manner and under circum- stances of the most heart-rendiDg character.
 MT. Miller, who is now about 30 years age, has always sustained an irreprOachable and exemplary character, and has been peculiarly inoffensve and mild in his intercourse with others. He has, however, for many years. been subject to mOmentary settlements, and
 at times, to great depression of fspirits. These excltements have been connected with. and perhaps Occasioned by, deep exercises upon
 religious subjects. When, some ten or twelve years ago, his mind was first wrought upon in this way, he left his proper employment, and commenced a preparation for the ministry, but by the advice of judiciOus friends soon 1 abandoned his studies. and returned to his for mer occupation. During the past season he has been much subject to nervous affections, and has frequently complained of strange and indefinable feeling in his head. Latterly most of his time has been spent in attendance upon religious meetings. Friday, Saturday and Sunday preceding the fatal occurrence which we have mentioned, were spent at 2 three days meeting held by the member' of the Methodist Church in New Canaan
 where his mind became g, eatly excited. On Monday he wanted to 50 to another meeting, and on being told there was none he appoint ed three days fast in his own family. On Thursday he prolonged it another day, and during the whole four days he took no suste- nance of any kind. This abstinence. while it 1 furnishes evidence ofthe previous condition of his mind, was well calculated to feed the flame which was preying upon it. In this state he retired to rest on Thursday night. During the severe thunder storm of that night, his wife became alarmed and awOke him from his slumbers. His first declaration was that the millennium had begun, that .he devil was t" be bound, and that he was commanded to be found praying. He immediately began to pray, and while thus engaged with extraordi- nary earnestness, he let his hands fall repeat edly upon his children with such force as to endanger their lives, and when his wife at tempted 10 protect them he inflicted his blows upon her, till she found it necessary to escape and call for assistance. It is scarcely neces- sary to say that during these transactions his appearance was that of perfect man'ac: 1t was while his wife was absent that the child ren were destroyed, but bt what precise means it is not known. He probably threw them out his chamber window and afterwards beat them with a hoe, with which he was l armed when the neighbors arrived. He then threw the eldest. between 8 and years old, -I -Lo.n fnuNN. hFulGnA m