Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-01-20

Mr.. CYRUS BickiOPd, Of Boston, who had
been love mad Cor sometime past, and had
made several attempts upon his life, on the
ath inst. pulled OF his coat, jumped into the
water, and was drowned. At New York, on
the morning Of the 5th inst. Jane Mitchell,
said to have formerly belonged ia Bottle Hin,
N. ]. abducted herself into the river. Her
Iifeless body was found soon after the occur
renee.
Young man and a lad have been heavily
fined in Salem, for disturbing the Methodist
congregation.
Notice has been given to the authorities Of
the State Of Georgia, that application win be
made to the Supreme Court Of the United
States in March next. for an injunction In be.
half of the Cherokee Nation against that
State, for the purpose Wf staying all proceed
ngs for executing and enforcing the laws Of
Georgia within the territory Ofthe CherOkees,
rs designated by treaty between the United
States and that Nation. If this notice has
been regularly given, we do not see how the
State Of Georgia can avoid discussion ofthe
great cOnstii ntOnal question between them
selves and the CherOkees. Georgia may tn
deed refuse TO appear but illegally summon
I'd, her absence will not prevent discussion
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answer in this case, as it did in the. late at
tempt to obtain a writ Of error in favor Of
Tassels. 1t now appears that the citation in
the writ Of error was served Upon the Sheriff,
as well as upon the Governor. We think the
State " i'll be convinced 10 the end. that there
is but one way I" get rid Of the power Of the
Judiciary, and that is by force Of arms.
N. y. Advertiser.
Census of Ne,c Hampshire.-W learn from
the Concord Statesman that the census Of
New Hampshire just completed, shows the
whole population Of the state to be 269, 533-
increase in the last ten years 25,s72. The
number Of white males is 1871, 1899. females
1851, and of free colored persons 62S.-
The number Of white persons deaf and dumb
is l36, Ofblack do. l2. and Of blind III. For
cigners not naiuralized 400.
We learn from the Baltimore Patriot, that
the man suspected Of committing the shock-
ing murder Of a family in Harhaugh's Valley,
Md. has been arrested. it has before been
mentioned that his name is John Markley ,and
that he had just been released from the Prni-
Tertiary. after a confinement OF five years.
| imprisonment for dtbt-A Boston paper hes
the following singular and revolving case -
" An extraordinary case UfimprisODmrnt was
brought before the Court of Kings Bench,
Dublin, on the goth Nov. Counsel applied ON
the pant Of a female named barley, To have
an order for her discharge from the custody
Of the Marshal. in whose prison she was cen.
fined for the extraordinary pcrind Ofmore than
thirty years, for debt due 10 person NAMED
Saunders. amounting to no more than Ell
renewed. There was an affidavit from this
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her inability to- pay the debt she had o. grown
old in captivity to satisfy, and that her crrdi-
tor and his attorney. and all parties interested
in her detention for the debt, had been dead
for considerable period"
An accomplished riiLuin.-On Tuesday, in
the General Sessions. VIM. S. Jackson, alias
Benjamin Scott, alias Henry c. LvingsiOn,th
gentleman who played his cards SO dextrOus-
u in his several negotiations with Mr.. Judd
and Gen Bogardus, was convicted on two in
dictmcnis, and yesterday on third, for forge
ny in the third degree. %Vhr Gen. Bogardus
was giving relation Of the incidents, he laugh.
ed heartily, and seemed 10 be as much anti
scd as the audience. The three indictments
on which the prisoner has been convicted will
enable the Court to send him to Sing Sing.
and protect the community against his dppre-
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that he was convicted in Sept. 1894. Of seven
similar offences, and was then adjudgrd TO he
imprisoned on each conviction, in the State
Prison, for the term Of six years. Having SER
we'd faithfully six years, he was considers
from his uniform good behavior, as a suitable
candidate for the tender merces of the Exc
cnt'e, and accordingly the remainder Of his
sentence was remitted.-N. Y. Jour.
Ne~ Telescope for Yale Coiiege-This instru.
ment, which has been expected for some time past,
but has been delayed by unavoidable difficulties in ito
construction, arrived aou, three weeks since, and 10
now mounted it, stand int he philosophical chamber.
1t was made by Doand, of London, opician to his
Mesy, and is truly magnificent piece Of apparatus.
II is achromaiic telescope, Of 10 feet focal length,
and inches aperture and is supposed to be the larg
est rcfracng telescope yet imported into the United
States When the eye tube for terrestrial objects 10
attached. the entire length Of the tube is II 12 feet
aud It's largest diameter is little than inches.
The tube is of Brass and is mounted on ponderoaa
stand Of the metal. II IL furnished with six die.
(ereni eye pieces Cor Astronomical AFFECTS varying in
power from SIS to 450, and with our%eys pieces Ibr
terrestrial Objects whose powers vary from alto 40.
Accompanying the telescope is pair Of 81 inch
globes. manufactured by Carey, Of London. Thcx