Litchfield enquirer., 1833-05-02
John Randolph, of Roanoke. is elected to Congress.


 the Cholera in England. This disease has not visited s'nge place where mineral waters abound Bath, Cheltenham, Hotwells Tunbridge, Harrowgate, Mat tacE' Buxton, and Leaminton have entirely escaped. Ih's may be said of our own counry.
 Young Ladies for sale.-Tn one of the Calcutta newspapers the following advertisement appeared:- Be 1t known that sir fair pretty yOu"g Ladies, with two sweet and engaging young children, lately import ca from E"rope having the of >health blooming on their cheeks, and joy sparkling in their eyes, pos sessing amable manners, and highly accomplished, are to be roed for next door to the British Gallery Scheme twelve tickets at twelve rupees each.
 Saa-boat Accident-The small sai!.boa, "D Drum," was capszed yesterday afternoon (Sanday) between and o'clock, near the Quarantine, Staten Island,- There five men on board at the time, and three Of them, Horalo Redfn, Samuel Evans and John Taylor Englishmen, were drowned. Orison Blood and Edwin B. Bonny were saved by Capt. Kettles, and others, who went 10 their rescue. Those saved were apprentices and the others were journeymen of Mir. Hall, gunsmith, of New-York. There were two other boys with them who fortunately came up in the steamboat previous to the accident.-N. F. Dai Ado.
 Benjamiu H. Norton, Esq. is about to start new daily evening paper in Philadelphia, which will sup port the Hon. John MLean for the Presidency. May success attend him.
 Maj. Noah will, in few days publish the frs, Der of daily evening paper in New-York. It ia said that the Major will also support Mr. Mclean for the Presidency.
 A paper printed at Gettysburg, Penn. nominates John MLean of Ohio, for the Presidency, and Daniel Webster for Vice President.
 Nelanchoiy.-In Monday's paper we mentioned the fact of the steamboat Chief Justice Marshall having come in contact with schooner her passage down from Hartford. We yesterday learned the following particulars. The schooner was the Avon, Capt. Bug non, of Hallowe, Me. from New-York. for Boston. The schooner was struck the Iarboard quarter and Cart. Bugnon instantly killed. The vessel was not greatly damaged and proceeded to Hyans, where the remains of Capt. B. were inferred on Sunday. The Avon arrived here on the 5ih inst. with full cargo from Curracoa.-Gasette.
 IngeniouS Contrirancc-One of the most complete parts in Hots celebrated Hotel in the city of New York consists in the arrangement made for cleaning shoes and boots. The steam engine by which his spit is moved drives cylinder which arc set brstles in the form of round brush there three different kinds The first for brushing off the dust, the sec- ond is for putting the backing, and the third puts on the polish. man has no occasion 10 take of his boot or shoe. By holding against the brushes alter natey, the wearer may have polished boot in fifteen seconds.-N. Y. paper.
 Militia.-By an act passed at the late session ofthe Legislature Of Maine, and approved by Gov. Smith, after delay militia company of that State is required to do any military duty, (excep, in cases o invasion, insurrccton resisance of the laws,) bW on the second Thursday of September in each year. and all the returns of men, arms and equipments arr 10 be made from these meetings. The officers bow ever, belonging each brigade be together tive successive days, annually, for military drill and nsruc on-and every officer is 10 receive $1 for every da, he is drill duty-and is 10 be fined $5 for non tendance. A Band of eight Musicians is 10 be enlist ed for each regiment, and is 10 attend the officers drills, under penalty of 8 for neglect. $50 ap propriated to purchase musical instruments for each Band.-Bost. Comm. Gas.
 A party of colored emigrans left Louisville, Ky. on the 22d ult. for Liberia, via New Orleans. It number ed LOG persons, 96 of whom were manumi.ted in Ken lucky, 4 were from East Tennessee, and the others were free. Among the latter is emgrant from
 
 tive of 300 persons in that county who contemplate emgraling to Liberia provided his report be favora ble.-BoSt. Mess
 letter from Charleston, dated the 30h ult says Modification is completely at an end, and all parties appear to be well satisfied. Confidence is again re stored in the mercantile community, and business i. reyiving. The nulIiGers and union men appear to Dc on good terms, and stranger would not believe any thing unpleasant had taken place.'-D.
 Anecdote.-A minister, once endeavOring to prove that the Lord made o iterate men as instruments in promugating the gospel, cited the attention of h' audience to St. Paul, whom he represented as being very "ignorant man, brought up at the foot of GaeE ha." (Gamaliel.1 "This hiII," he said, twas g poor, barren waste of land, entirely secluded from schools, and for this reason Paul poor and ignor ant, and the Lord called him to preach the Gospel
 Stocking KniYer-Among all the inventions of use Cul machines in this experimental age there s not one SO curious or more deserving of notice than the Stock ing Knirier. Mr. McMulIen, of Birmingham, Hun tngton county has constructed this machine; it ii small, occupies but little space, and powe than n common hand organ, to turn it's crank excep when stch is dropped or one required to be added The machine can do the work of six expert knters Ii is an excellent machine for family use. The cos is about fifteen dollars, including the patent right. s adapted for knitting wool, but may be made forcot ion. silk or thread. The machine in operation at Mir MeMullen's is worked by little girl, and its re