Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-08-30
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Great MortaLty.-TB the Bellevue Aims House in
this city, containing at the time the cholera made ts
appearance among us about 1850 inmates, there have
beer 300 deaihs; which 10 in the proportion Of 10
5 IL OF the whole populations. Al the Sing Sing
State Prison, containing about month ago ab0nt
$50 inmates there have been 100 deaths; or rather
more. than TO nine Of the whole population. AT
the County Poor House in Poughkeepsie, containing
at ihe commencement Of the disease about go in
mates: H. or nearly one third Of the whole number,
have died-N. 7. paper. ..5.f.. ,t.t..rst.ts.s 4
The Savannah Georgian Of tho 10Th inst. says "a
melancholy occurrence transprcd in this city on
Friday last James Jones Stark. ESQ. Of Gynn coun-
~, formerly Of Savannah was shot the City Hotel,
by Dr. Philip Minis. through the breast, and amos,
Immediately expired. Thss, indeed, most unfortu-
nate circumstance, which lsnp cast gloom over the
whole community. NJ both parties arc extensively
connected in this city. We torbsar any details
nected with this melancholy occurrence, or express
ing any opinion with regard TO the merits Of the case,
a. DR.. Minis 10 10 the custody OF the law"
Several houses and stores have been broken open
during the aiseuce Of the from she city. One
j" Spring Street was pretty thoroughly pundered, and
a memorandum ieft on the table, stating that the
,hieyes were driven 10 the necessity or raising The
wind in this way on account Of the saenaion ofbus
ness occasoned by the cholera. The beds appcar 10
have been occupied several nights since the house
was shu, up.-N y. jour. Of Com.
Unerampled Passage BY Steam.-The new and ele-
CANT steamboat Champlain, Capt. Gorham, came up
from NewYork yesterday in eight hours and thirteen
minutes deductng LOSE Of time, and including loss mine
hours and torty-nine nsinufes.-Aibany argus.
The standing committee Of the National RepuLii.
cans in Pennsylvania have called Q meeting Of the
State Convention the l5sh October after the elec
a
meeting to give their support an electoral ticket
opposed the administration, 10 which the different
opposition parties can agree. @|H
The Prssbyteran Church. OF the United Snies
comprehend 81 synods, Ito presbyteries 1881 coz
grega,ions 1890 ordained bishops, [minisiers we pre-
sume,l 2O5 liceniia,es $40 Candidates and 2l7,34s
commandments OF the last ,Ol6 we're added dur
ing the last year.
Rev. DR.. Beecher says the Cincnnati Journal, has
formally signfed his acceptance OF the Lane Theolo-
gical Seminary. . IA as4s 1 @kS 81
The Philadelphia market 10 said TO be abundantly
suppled, Notwithstanding the Cholera. -e5 aF
TIE New York Courier says. that there are II, 600
persons in that city who depend charity for subsis
teDce. s% IS
Mr.. Gait, the novelir has had M attack Of paraly-
s;s, which confines him 10 his room. Strong hopes
are entertained that he will recover The use Of his
| lower limbs.
A gentleman who had recently spent few days
with his friends in Galway, saraiega informs 10,
that there considerable aiarm A that place fom
several sudden deaths among sher horses and horned
caste-and that the examinations Of ths bodies Of
Two Of hem there an Indication Of ihe same eau
sec OF death ms found in the haman body which has
died Of Cholera Wig: the blood thick and coagulatng
al the breast.--A albany Eveniag Joar.
| Fatal Accidsm.-As Samuel Hamilton, Esq. and
sdy were riding in gig on Sophia street, yesterday
morning the horse stumbled and broke the bits which
rendered him usmaoageable. After running short
disiance, they were both thrown from the gig, and
Mrs. H. 30 severely injured that she survived only
about three hours. Mr. H. was censiderably bruis-
| ed, though not dangerously. - Rochester AdUtr.