Litchfield enquirer., 1832-06-07
Extract cfa letter dated

] l Who is there 80 incredulous as to doubt, that Col. Benton is a second Daniel? In or der that the beauties of Jacksonism. might be we'll understood and known, specimen Ol ! the indignities and assaults to which the OppO- sition members in the House have been, for some time past, exposed. was displayed to- day in the Senate. A heroite interloper, wishing to raise himself into favor with the powers that be, and probably being without any recommendation for office and panting 1 to distinguish himself in the estimation of his
 beloved chief placed himself in the gallery ol the Senate, and threw down the half of a horse shoe, which struck with violence on the floor, near where MT. Dickerson and Mir. P0indexter were at the time, and immediate y made his escape. Hslwas followed by the door keeper. and interrogated as to his object and intentions. He was asked if he intended sto hit pr injure Governor Dickerson He 'repliedsno. He was then asked whether he intended to hit or injure Gov. Poindexter? To this question he would not make any an- swer.
 The Senate at the time being engaged in business, no order was taken on the case the door keeper put him without the public grounds. and thus the matter rests. The stale apology of insanity is made for him by the Presidents friends, although the door keeper and others who saw him. were not able to discover any thing of the kind, except in the mere circumstance of committing ths outrage. Has it not occurred t0 those who are encouraging these acts 0f violence, that the people will think 1t very strange there are so many crazy people at Washington at this time No sneh acts Of violence were com mittcd hy crazy persons or others, until the present Rd sninistration came into power. The atlherenes to Gen. Jackson is a species of madness; and will not his friends, who are not in office, nor applicants for office, be fear ful, if they do not abandon him, that they are in danger ofbecoming mad If the missile had struck any of the Senators on the head. it is believed serious consequences would have folIowed.--M Y. D. Adrertiser.
 4 pair cf Drunkards and Ssicidss.-Oa Friday April 26, l8S2, D. Fulton, one of the Coroners ol Dalchess county. WAs called 10 view the bodies oi Elizabeth Bird aad Abraham vandyck, found drown ed in Brown'sfena town of Clinton. They were ,i- ed together asnNn the waist, aAd from previous de- casations. ae oabt remained but that they had deiib eFately made way wi,h ,hsmselsss. They were seen going to sAs Pond on ihs W saaesday preceding. she quite intoxicated, and it was supposed he not much better. They had dyested themseves of their upper garments, which were careiulIy Aepcsited near the lake, together wi,h bollle codning the renains of pint of rum which they had purchased that srnipg, perhaps not m hour before they took their fa,al plunge. BothMers habitually incorporate.
 Pogghkeepsie paper.
 DestrGctipe FIrs as LoMispie "A letter dated Lou issille. May l4, 1882. says, most destructive fire occurred here laet night. It commenced four or five doors south fihe Market Wallsreet, inths clus ter of frame buildings north of the market house, which were all entirely consumed, together with the market house. The buildngs on the south side of the market house were scorched very much, and in imminent danger. Considerable damage sustained by removing goods"