Litchfield enquirer., 1833-09-19
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F6e.0M Saturday night, tbe 10th inst, the LeathA CT Factory belonging to Messrs Smith and Shulsz, in Middelown in this county was consumed by fire, with a large qusntiry of stock. Cause of fire unknown.- The fire was dacotered in abont half an hour ater the watchman had left his post. Loss estimated at $I0,OOO. Insured $600O It is but abou, two years s,nce this firm had acloty burnt on the same premi- ses.- -DeiGsOare Gag. ..ss4 THe MissOuri Riper.-The S.. Louis Republican states, thai Mir. Brooks, in giving he mileage ofthe principal rivers which pour their treasures in New osleane, does ssaie the exteat which the Mis- souri is navgahe Iy steam. This is deemed of come importahcs. inasmuch as there is not, in general, accurate knowledge op this subject. Tie American Fnr Company have sent their steamboa,s twenty-oRe haadsed miles above the mouth If tue Missouri and in high water, steambeats of light draughi can. ascend fro hoasaad sic hundred mites. The Missssippi is Darigable by steam between sic aad seurn h,sndred nstes above st. Louis. These rivers pass through an exceedingly fertile country; and when just system of iBernai improvement shall he carried into opera lion, no, ony New Orleans and the great Valley ofihe Mississippi, will be benefited, but every portion ofthe United States will feel the invigorating infueac Of such a course"
 The Hon. John M'Nairy, Judge of the U. s. Dis fct Courts in Tennessee has forwarded his resigna- iion 10 the seat ofgovernmeni, to take effect from tho lst ofSepetnber next. This office has been he'd by the venerable incumbent since Dec. 22nd, 17s7. 9 We learn thai letter from New Orleans, dated ll,h instan states that there had been several of Ye- low Fever in the ely. and tha, among others, or two physicians had failen victims.
 Mackerel F;shiag.-We understand by gentleman from ProvDceiOwn, that in ono day last week there was taken iD the harbor upwards ofone ,hoosand bar rels Of Mackerel. The two or three days past we have observed from the hills great number ofvesses in tho bay between Plymouth and the Cape, and by their managements it fs presumed the mackerel are plenty. On Tuesday, there were counted nearly two hundred vesses.-Barnssabie Journal.
 The editor of the Philadelphia Gazette was ost of bed on Monday morning before 5 o'clock. He re- ports that the rose in the east and that the clouds resembled sea ofmo!ten gold. He says that the old vegetable women stopped their wagons as they came to market, and "gazed in silent adoration at this heavenly phenomenon"
 A few weeks since, within the month of August, young lady Ofthe ciay of Schenec,ndy was delivered of fve children at one birth! The mother and chil- dren all alive, healthy, and likeyt live as long any of us. It said lhat something like thousand dollars raised in the city and given to the mo,,- CT premium. What adds in no slight degree ,o the joke h that ihe yoang lady has bsea snce assisa t6 the father of tbsAinfan!s. The above we believe ca"be relied upon trpe as it came US only sec- ond handed from peFyon who had seen both the mother and children.
 Caation.--At Bro~fng Green. Ken,ucky, sbor, time since, Miss Rochester, daughter of w. H. Roch ester, died of fright occasoped by rude boy having run afer her, hes way 10 school with a mask, or false face him. She rap, in her fright, in pond of water, whence she carried her fathers house. where--when nmure Avas exhausted by frequen, con. vasise apopeiic fN, she expired, aged years and months old.
 A gen.leman in Soul, Russell Street, Boston, on covered box containing several pounds Of butter, which had been in the well Steven years; it fo1nd to be in good state of preservation.
 Mr. Charles Young, the husband of Mrs. Duff, has commenced actions for 6els. agains, tho New-York Daily Advertiser. Providence Subsl,ern, and PhIa- dephia Ineigencer. for publishing certain false sate- mo"'s relative to his marriage with Mrs. D.
 ~. Aapen Paliad.
 AFasai A6a,.-air. Patrick H. Brady. of Palaski late candidate for representative from Giles county "iseT U" aHeFcaHon WslO numDer ot persons, on Tuesday lass, killed en the evening of that day. by ti s surpssed) Mir. Henry c. Lester. Mir. Lester, and nutAber Of others, arrested for examina. ton. bui inc result we have not learDed.-T Tsnn pa
 AgeniIemaD residing in Faubourg Livandaus, New Orleans. being al4ssheosive of burglars, placed loaded muskei. some ays since, 70 that the person opening the door would receive it contents. His wife, on risag in the morning, forgot the trap and on opening the door was iasianily shoi--a melanrhoiy proof of ber husband's inge6aiiy.
 Charles Gener aged 30, was ,r:. at Eastpovt, Pa. last week, for the murder of his wife, and found Gs ty --AIbany pa.
 Distrsssisg Aecident.-OD Saturday forenoon last, while some of the workmeD employed on the buiding a"w erecting for the Protestant Episcopal Society in ihs village, were standing large beam which ex. tended across the church. engaged in other .imbers the sad which supported the beam gave way, when the beam broke. and three persons were precipa,ed with the imbers the seepers and ground below. They were all badly hurt; Mr Elijah Nor,hrup. ,he contractor of the building had hs leg broken below the ksee Mr. Williap Shaw received a severe con- iasion on the head and was otherwise injured aad Mr. John Wheeler is very much bruised and huv. bui neither of hsm believed to be fasay iaiured asd arc now as comfortable as could bs expecIed.- They fell aboat thirty feet and ihs wonder that they were not instantly killed. Another person who was ss work on the beam. seeing il give way. sprung aad sssed upon ii. and walked 70 lhe vali.
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