Litchfield enquirer., 1832-05-03

brightened by smiles, and indeed f1ll of hn.
 man kindness. That man is Mr, Hsvne.-
 He does not look in the least like pHllifcr
 What! MT. Hayne and Mr. Webster hoth toeether. after rousing the whole nation hv .
 nitched battle, that has created as much sen sation in this country as the battle of Water. loo Indeed they do converse together. and shake hands like the very best friends in inc
 world.
 "Prayers came next. The Rev. MT. Dur hin. a Methodist clergyman, makes the nra v. CTS every other week. Ifl had room wouId
 give you an account of this mans manner nf sermonizing. But let me say, that with inc
 worst voice. he is one of the best preachers I ever heard. Then, man goes to the chair.
 who has head of hair that looks like hird's nest. It is rough and bris;Iing. His motions are quick as lightning, His words flow like 2 cataract. His voice is harsh and crQcklinr.
 He seems to think with unaccoun,able rapidi- ty. But more of the Vice President some; other day."
 "@ Washington, April IS. 1882.
 Those ofaioar readers who are ignorant of Gen, Houston's history, may take some in. terest in the following brief. but correct ac count of it. The late war found him pri- yate in the service, and after the warhe fought with Jackson against the Indians, as Lieuten. ant: at the battle of the Horse. Shoe, he was wounded. in consequence of which he still draws a pension. When the army was dis handed. he embraced the law as a profession. and had some success in it. Entering with much ardor into politics. he became mem. be, of the Legislature of Tennessee, and was subsequently elected to Congress. In Con- gress he made some reputation, and from it he was elected Governor of Tennessee. In n year or two after. while he held his office. he married d lady in that state, and before the honey moon was we'll over, he abandon ed her, resigned his office, and rctreated from civilization to a residence among savages, whose language, dress and mode of life he The cause which led to this mad course it is not necessary to mention, but he is said to have made public declara- tions as to the innocence of his wife. They are still, however, separated, she refusing to live with him. He has returned, lately, to his friends, and to the habits of civilization.
 From the Jackson (7'snn Southern Statesman.
 We have received communication from Capt. Rudisill, of this place. who was an eye witness to the scene, giving an account of a singular execution, on the 4th nlt. in the Choctaw nation, of a negro, for the murder of his master, James Davis, a white man, aged between fifty and sixty years, son-in-lsw of James Perry, a half breed Indian. The ne- gro, aged about %, and his master, were in he woods together gathering pine, for the purpose of taking fire hunt that night.-| While MT. Davis was stepping down, picking ID splits, the negro with an axe, knocked Jim on the head, burnt his body, returned nome, and told that his master and himself lad separated and went different ways searctewas at length made-some particles # bones found, and the negro apprehended. 4e made confession, showed where he had oncealed his masters gun, but could assign 10 other reason for the act than an old negro lad advised him to kill his master. He had een raised by MT. Davis from child, who vas respectable man and humane master. The negro was tied to q stake, pen of pine plints made around him, and in this situation 'urnt alive.
 Murder c an Elephant. journal of an 'ver land traveller in India, supplies the fol- owing incidcnt--
 An old and sagacious servant of the coun- 'sny. was told, had been, a short time be- ore passed through Belgium, put to death le had served long and faithfully. had been ngaged during the whole campaign of the dahratta war, in which he had been wound d, had been remarkable for his endurance of atigue, and for the ready obedience which ,e gave to the orders of his superiors age md the inRrmitiesof disease rendered it desi- 'able in the opinion of his medical attendants hat he should die-he was an old elephant. prolong the lives of old men even to tor ture are we justified in sacrificing these half animals? It would probably be relying too much on humanity to say that we are mt the officers of the garrison and ma. ny of his friends and acquaintances were as- sembled to see this faithful servant put to death. A large grave was dug. and he was directed ny his keeper to walk into it; he uttered low groan and obeyed. The exc cHt'oner's office was badly done, and his head was only nangied without any ball penetra- t'ng his brain .in state of agony, he sprang out ot the graveHwithout attempting any vio- lence' out walked calmly round the circle of oncers' holding out and showing to them hiaa trunk covered with his blood he again stet- pea mo n's grave, laid down and died. Sev-' era' 9t sAs islanders were reduced to tears. ana 9ecA latthe death of a human being sou'o 10 been more painfully afflicting." LATEsTEROM ENGLAND.
 SDy an arrival al. New York. London dates 10 xxlh March are received.
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