Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-12
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LosS Af Ii,es.-We have had no river accident more serinns or distressing than which octurred onsSnaas last. There were nine persons in skifT, andAktile crossing the Monongahcla, the man who rowed te boat, dropped our and in the atemptto to recover it, the boat took in and went under.- Th eewomen, one man, and child havc been drowned. We are told that the females were all mothers, who had young and helpless fimies
 Pits6urg Statesmon.
 Interesting Anecdote.-In the debate on the remov- al of Washng.on's remains, in the House of Repre- sentatives,sMr. Howard of Maryland, related the fol-
 lowing ii esling. historicai aaecdote :-" When tie B.i,ish fec N6A H4Gipg up the Poto'nac with hostile intent, during ll| as var, the commander directed that when hs aFF;ksd opposite Mount Vernon he should hn assss83ll br the fact. When he was told that lIle eiin passing the tomb of Washington, the ofsce Died deck and passed by uncouer- ed and ii I' II
 Many pessOhs we believe, under an impression that the termination ofhc Ministerial functions of Van Buren would put end 10 any negotiations which
 e mIshf De carrying when the of his rejection arrived. It will be recolIected, however, that we have Secretary of Legation there. confirmed by the Senate, who becomes of course Charge des Afaires, and, fany negotiation be far advanced, may, under instructions from the Executive, prosecute and close it before the arrival the appointment, of any Minister to succeed Mir. Van Buren. The news of a Treaty ofsomc sort. therefore, may impossibIy be near at hand.-Nat Intsi.
 Flood in the Uest-The Frankfort, Ky. Comrnen- tatct states that gentlemen who had arrv ed ere from New Orleans, counted ffiy-eigIt houses which theye passed, floating down the Ohio, besides which they supposed they must have passed many in the night which they did not At Madison, Indiana, the water rose eighty feet, and the Syph, which has since arrived at Frankfort, passed through the front street in Madison, passing tho door of the hotel Law renceburg was wholly inundated. Several dead bod
 es had been found in floating houses. living child was found floating in cradle, was taken up and is doi"g well at Cincinnati.
 The New-York American gives tho following iDfor- maiio" respecting Washington Irving " The true of this distinguished individuals long expatra- ton is known to bat few, and though altogether of private nature, it is creditabC the heart of our couniryman, that we cannot refrain from mentioning it. Mr. Irving. in all his journeyings has, been companied by brother much older than hmself to whom he is strongly attached. The Doctor (Pe,er frving) who ought to be better known as one of the authors of Samagundi, and the writer of the best chapters in Knickerbockers New.York, has tng been in state of health which utterly prec udes him from making a voyage; and indeed he nearly lost his life by sea-sckness when crossing Europe ma- ny years since. As he is growing more and inGrn his brother bear the idea of being separated from him; and though we know thereis good ground for expecting the author of the Life of Columbus home in the spring. we should not be sur prsed if faternal affection should carry him back to Europe within month after his arrival on his native shore."
 FWe.-The Cotton Mill, owned and occupied by Mr. Samuel COmstOck, of Norwalk, Con. was destroy ed by fire on Monday morning. Abont one half of the machinery and stock saved bSt there was no insurance.
 The very mild season (says the Shrewsbury Chron. icle) seems curiOusy affect some of our ,ow nsmen Two of them on Wednesday, quarrelled in Frank well, and were deciding the affair by fight, when constable inierfered and the pugsls rereaiing from his grasp, ran to the river, plunged in, and there thrashed each other comfortably in defiance of the A vast crowd assembled on the Welsh Bridge to witness the naval combat.
 candidate for the office of schoOlmaser in Hmp- shire Co., being told by hs committee has they should exag'ine him in English grammar said, am glad of thaf for I0w horse st grammar" Being asked to bound the United States, he said. they are bounded by the ocean, and south by Florida, and west by the valley of the Mississippi" When fold thas the valley was part of the United States he said, "I don't know, thersis &arn'd great ehs~k Ofit oG| ,ka~A