Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-12-05

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The Louisville papers of the 10th inst. state
that on the 9Th inst. the steamboat Illinois, J
on her passage from ST. Louis 10 Louisville,
burst one of her boilers six miles above the
mouth of the Ohio, killing IS persons, and
scalding I6, several Of them in a most shock
ing manner.
In addition to the above account, the Gin
ciDDatt Advertiser says, on the authority OF a
gentleman who was passenger, that from s.
TO 40 persons were either killed or Injured
The second engineer and steward were among
those dead; the others were passengers
Nine were buried at the mouth of the Ohio.
and four few miles above ;-about twenty
were left at the Smithlield hospital. One Of
the passengers says. thatninc persons were
seen to sink. The boat had arrived at Louis
vile.
Still Another.-The Louisville Herald Of
the 18th inst, says: ut is reported that the
steamboat Bonnets o. Blue, on her way from
New Orleans to Nashville, has been snagged
and sunk"
The Steamboat Caspian, of the drstruction
Of which we published an account from the
St. FrancisviIle Pheuix, we arc rejoiced to
have it in our power TO say, arrived without
accident at New Orleans.-.I. Y. Amer.
From the Springfield Gazette, Norensber 20.
The female s0mnambulist, some account OF
whom we have heretofore given. fell asleep
last Wednesday morning. and went Into
paroxysm, and continued in that state, with
I some intervals of actual sleep, until Friday
morning. During this time she was visited
| by great numbers of persons, wh" thus salts
| fed themselves by the evidence OF their own
! observations, of the truth of what has been re-
lated Of her. While 10 this paroxysm, she
manifested power which has not before APP
peared, that of reading. we will not say with
out anu light, but at least with very small
degree oft. We should hardly have credit
ed the facts on this point, unless we had our
| selves witnessed them and they are album
dainty attested by others. with her eyes 10
all appearance entirely shut, and with Dan
dage drawn closely over them. she read easy
any thing that was placed before her. we
saw put into her hands books, newspapers and
cards, with the names Of individuals written
upon them in different ways with pen or in
fine pencil marks, all of which she read with
the utmost facility and readiness. She read
also the dates on small pieces of coin; and
what appeared to us the most remarkable in
stance, she read the motto 90 the seal ola let
ter, which no one present could read, though
! placed in the strongest light. And when o.
paque objects were interposed between her
| eyes and what she was reading. she did not
seem to notice them, and apparently at least
| continued to read. We are not prepared to
! say that she read sU;thoat any light. though
| the facts would seem to show this the strong
! est evidence is requisite to establish fact so
wonderful, or indeed almost if not quite mt-
roculous. Yet the facts of the case show most
cOnclusively that her power Of vision Is ~
| creased during the paroxysms to most aston
| ishing extent; and the extreme sensibllity OF
the optic nerve was shown by an occurrence
! last week. during one of the paroxysms !;
when walking abroad on a day when the sky
was overcast, with her eyes shut, and we be-
lieve with a bandaga drawn over them, she
! repeatedly exclaimed "how very bright the
| sun is to-day" No one entertains any suspl-
cion Of deception on her part; and there is
not the slightest ground for such suspicion
We derived the facts which we have hereto
fore given. principally through DIR. Belden'
her attending physician; and we are author
lied to say that DR.. B. will soon give to the
public through some medium professional
account Of the case. His observations in re-
lation to it, have of course been more accu-
rate than those of any casual observer.
Civil War and Bloodshed.-The ST. Louis
(Missouri) Republican of the 10th ult. gives
an account of series Of outrages by the in
habitants of Independence, Jackson CO.. (Alis
souri) upon the Mormonites, derived from
Mr.. Orsan Hyde. an eyewitness and sufferer,
and leader of that sect. From his state
ment, which is confirmed by postscript in
the Boonville Herald Of the 9Th uli., it APP
pears, that on the night Of October Slst, some
forty or Fifty of the citizens Of Jackson coun-
ty, made an assault upon the Mennonite viii
lage, and demolished twelve dwelling houses.
Two Of the Mormonites were taken and Sc
verely beaten and stoned. On the following
night, the attack was renewed by the same
mob. who broke open Gilbert and Whitney's
store and scattered their goods through the
streets. On Saturday night. another assault
was made, but the Mormons in the mean
time. had conveyed their goods to place of
safety, and prepared themselves for defence.
They were 6rcd upon by the mob, and return
ed the fire, by which two men were wound
ed. On Monday, the mob had increased to
between two and three hundred men. well
armed, who called themselves the Miiitid.-
They again attack ed the settlement. and pour
ed deadly ire-says the informant-upon
the settlers, several Of whom were killed. A
party of the Mormons returned the Are, with
fatal effect. Some twenty or thirty Of the
assailants fell, MORALLY wounded among
them Hugh l.. BrOnzeale and Mr.. Hicks, at