Litchfield enquirer., 1832-03-01
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These reports show that the disease did not appear in very virUleAt form either of ,ese plases, and that it had nearly disappeared the place of its rss occurrence in E"gland.--N. Y. A1'srieam.
 The sum of $5lO was realised a, Hudson, N. Y.lass week, from Ladies' Fair, in aid of the Poor.
 A daring robbery was committed in Philadelphia on Thursday night, in breaking into the store of Mr. Ps ter Bosque, md deliberately selecting silks, opening desks, Sc. and carrying off about $l6,0O0 worth of goods, which made considerable bulk. They hid their light in stove, Watchman's bos was not aV distant.
 In Philadelphia, one night lately, lady alarmed four or five watchmcn by her shouts from a second story window. saying there thief in the house.--- rat had been caught by the tail in steel trap, and capering among the dishes in the kitchen.
 A New-Orenns paper says :-" Died on Saturday evening Inst, Mir. Jules Pucheu, a native of Paris, France victim ofhonor, he fell like the bravs.'''"
 The Yeoman's Gazette states that the MiddleSsx Agricultural Society have awarded graiui;es of lSto Capt. Anthony Wright, Concord, and $10 10 Hon.. M. M. Rutter, E. Sudbury, for the best papiaton Of white mulberry Both gen,lemen communion. ted interesting letters the Society on the uec, oF raising silk. ... a'
 Mrs. Chapman's Trial.-The Doylettown corres- pendent Of the Philadelphia Chronice writing on the l7h, says that the progress of the trial .slows Several letters that day produced in evidence, written by Mrs. c. to Nina, after their marriage, t the contents of which the reporter at liberty 10 refer, but which, when publishcd will he sought for with avidiiy. Tie case looked favorable for the lady on Friday. Tho writer says" The intelligent gentlemen concerned for the prosecution, have shown laudable and becoming zeal in sustaining the rieh,s Of the Commonwealth but thus far they have n0s made out so strong they expected. Mrs. C's department to-day has been marked ny strong feel. ings. At all times when the witnesses have esi6ed as the details of her husbands dea.h she has been seriously affected and wept bitterly. If am not mistaken in my observations, her situation has exc. ted considerable sympathy. even among those who condemn her conduct"
 Vain attempts have been again made 10 elect Rep. resenia,ives in Congress from the vacant datricisin Vermont and Massachasetts. ts.-Nat. IhtsM
 Virginia Legisiatwre.-Fres Negross.-A bill has passed the House of Delegates of Virginia by vote of79 Al, providing for the removal oi the free peo- pie of color in that commonwealth. The bill appro. prates for the object $S50OO for the presen, year, and S90000 for the year 1883 inc emigraSts 10 he transported to some place beyond the limits of ihs United States, left to the discretion of the Central Board. This board is to consist of :he Governor. Treasurer, and Auditor, CT eGcio, who are clothed with the power of appointing agencies at Norfolk, Pc. tersburg, other places.
 Sorereign he MMrderer.-We learn by gentle. man from Canada, says the Rochester Daily Adver- tiser, of Tuesday, that this wretch, account of whose murders we published few days ago, has starved himselfto death in prison. Before his dsa,h however, he confessed the murder of his family, A young child making disturbance in the night his wife got up take care oft. He told her 10 come to bed; and upon her saying she could not, he jumped out of bed seized the child, and threw n on the fire. His wife then out of the house aud he aer her. he overlook and bu,chered her on the spot re. turning, he met son few rods from the house, F years of age, whom he murdered, and before hereach ed the house met daughter whom he also killed. He then went into the house and murdered three oaher children in their beds Having murdered bis own family, and his thirst for blood still unsaiisfed, he started off, and called up of his neighbors and ai. tempted to kill father and son, but they deIended themselves against him and he obliged to retreat Sovereign had, as Eve are informed, several times threatened to murder his family when drunk, bua st that time he stated he was drunk, and thath& had drank nothing for three days previous-Ots. The steamboat John Marshall, Capt. Vanderbilt, took fire on Thursday night, l6th ins at Elizabeth. town Point wharf, and was burnt the waters edge. We have not been able ascertain the origin of lhs fire.
 Agreeable to a memorandum kept by the Rev. Dr. Ca,hcar,, ofYork Pa tappsars tha, oae haadvsd and mine marders were committed in the Unised States. within the year 1881. Some of these were of the most appalling kind such parents by their childrsa. children by their parents husbands by thsr wives. and wives by their husbands Ssc. AlsEge psOpegtsA of them are regarded the consequence OI aa nssn- rsrate use of ardent spirits.