Litchfield enquirer., 1833-10-17

and lady. arrived at this place on Friday eve- J ming, and tarried until Saturday morning, when they lett in a steamboat for Wheeling. 1 During their stay here, large number of our
 citizens waited on Mir. Clay, and rendered that respect due to an eminent statesman and dis Itingushed public bencfactOr. The immediate object, we believe, of Mir. Clay's early depar-
 tuTe for the east. is to visit his friend and bro
 ther-in-law, the hon. James Brown, (late Mi
 mister to France,) now in Philadelphia labor 1 ing under an>attack 0f paralysis.
 Iftobacco grew in New England. we should
 hear nothing If" Anti-Tobacco Societies."--
 LaUrencebarg (Ia.) paper
 Tobacco does grow in New-England, MT. Grumbler, and fit did not, some of our Con- neciicut geniuses would coDtriVe to make it by machinery out of old shoes and oak leaves. -BostOn Post.
 Death Of CdlUin EdSon.-It is stated on the authority of the Woodstock Courier, that MT. Calvin Edson, well known as the l" Living Skeleton" died few days since at his resi- dence in Randolph. Vt. It is added that his body was taken from the tomb the night after it's interment, and it is rumored that some young men belonging to the medical class at Hanover are suspected, and that two ofthem have been arrested for the offence.
 Erfensiue Forgeries.-On Monday. about noon, Messrs. Copeland & Lowering received letter from Charles Brown, of thr late firm of Brown Sl Ellis, merchants on Long wharf, but more recently broker, stating that he was owing SlOO.000, that they would not find him dead or alive. SLc. It has been enclosed l to his brother, Mr.Nath'l Brown.0n Saturday, with directions, if he did not appear on Mon- day, at noon, to deliver it to Mrssrs. c. & I. This letter induced inquiries, which resulted in ascertaining that for some time past Brown had been engaged in extensive forgeries ofthe names of merchants to notes, as prOmissors and endorsors, which he had negotiated, to the amount. it is said, of one hundred thousaad dollars! Among the names he had forged were those ofMcssrs. Copeland & Lowering. Nathl Brown his brother, and Isaac Jackson, (of the firm of Jackson & Tlden,1 of Boston, and Thomas, Jackson of Plymouth. These forged notes he had disposed of to conside- rable number of merchauts and others at one per cent per month interest, Be. The forge ! res were generally well executed. We un- derstand there is as yet no clue fn the direc- ton he has taken.-Boston Messenger. 4.r
 Mail Robbers Detected.--In consequence of l sundry losses of money transmitted through the post office in this quarter, Mir. Mitchell, postmaster at Portland, was deputed by the Department to come on and investigate the affair, and if possible detect the rogaes. He arrived here on Friday week, and proceeded on the Eastern ronte as far as Luhec, hut without, effrcting his object. On returning, in pursuance of the plan he had adopted, de- cog letter containing money was placed in the office al Ltlhec, and its safe transmission AS
 
 office on the line, by Mr. Mitchell and the driver. After passing the Sullivan past office, ihe stage wus stopped, tire mail nppned, and inc package in question found 10 be missing. Mir. Mitchell immediately returned to the Uf- flee and accused tlle postmaster, John P. Langdon. of having purloined the letter. He 1 confessed the fact. and proceeded with Mir. M. to d hay now. from which he drew forth the letter aud contents. Langdon was taken to Ellsworth, examined before a Justice, and bound over t0 take his trial at the U. s. Cir cult Court DOW sitting at Wiscasset. Mir. Mitchell then with all haste returned tn Bel fast, where he arrived on Friday night, and at 8 o'clock on Saturday morning started in company with Mir. Pickard, mail contractor. in chair a little in advance of the mail. The same plan of operation was pursued by Mr. Mitchell as on the lower route; nothing, how tScTs WdS iVuu0 duItSS uHttt tuev udu pdsStu Camden. when on examination of the mail the decoy letter was found missing. The as- sistant and acting postmaster, William Merri- am, was immediately apprehendpd. examined and sent to Wiscasset to take his trial.
 Beitast. (Me. Adyoc. The Portland Argus says that John P. Langdon has pleaded guilty and been senfcn- ced to ten years' imprisonment. No bill has been found against Mir. Merriam.
 Murder of Me Mayor of Pensacola.--Ex- tract of a letter, dated Pensacola, Sept. 23.
 A most horrid and cold bloodcd murder was committed on the body of the Mayor of this city on Saturday evening last ny yag- abond. It seems that the fellow kept an un- licensed grag-shop, and had been repeatedly warned by the Mayor to close it, to which warning he paid no attention. On Saturday q constable was sent to close the door of his shop, which was done while he was at din ner. When he returned, on inding the door closed. he walked 0h. ntter:ng threats 0f xen- geance, and too truly did he execute them He procured a gun and loaded it with duck shot, and went in search of his devoted yit- tim--he met him near the office, took delibc- rate aim at him and killed him on the spet.--- The wretch is now in confinement. The ex- tcitement is very great, especially among the Creoles, who would tear him in pieces if he were not 80 well guarded. Suprorf of tke Poor.-From the report of iSk