Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-11-28
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Disastrous FIre.-On Wednesday night las, at a.
bout ten o'clock =. M. the house Of Mr. William IT.
vine a. Degrofs handbag in the of Esopus, Ul-
#er county, entirely destroyed by ERE, and shock
ing to relate, three Of his children persisted in the
flames. Their ages from eight to twelve years.
On' boy escaped by jumping from an upper window.
The family MI in bed at the time, and the pro-
gress the fsmrs rapid that the children who
were in an upper room, could not he saved. One Of
the daughters, young woman, who wAsill at the
time, was rescued with difficulty and 10 consequence
ofher being EXPOSED to the cold night air for near
hour, with covering but a blanket, her recovery is
considered doub.In. The GMily have los, their all,
none ofthe furniture saved and their situation
is rcpresented as distressing in the extreme.
Pough'sie Intel:
Startling Fdct.-h was stated by DR.. Cathcart, in
his remarks before the Temperance meeting on
"Wednesday week, that he in the hRbit Of making
memorandum Of every murder in the United States
which came under his notice. and that during thus
far Of the present year he had noted one hundred and
ffy.sir murders and suicides -! and he thought
number had escaped his observation.
Governor Miller, Of South Carolina, has resigned
his seat in the Senate orhe United S,ates in conse-
quence Of III health. Col. Preston is SPOKEN Of as
candidate.
Mrs. Hester SanGed, who with her husband and
four children this village last Saturday eve
ming, committed suicide yesterday by taking quantity
ofarsenic.-PO'keep. Jour.
Rail. Road Accident.-A slight fal Of snow, early
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in Salesreet, slippery that the brake was entirely
useless in holding back the first car, which
the road, down the hill towards the house. The
door beng shut, one oC the horses attached TO the
leading car, was severely crushed, and subsequently
died. Some sand sprinkled the ice, which cover.
ed the rails, oLviaied The dificuIty.-Ztbany Duly.
A young lady Of Baltimore, suffering from tooth
ache, and thinking ease the pain. down STAIRS
and while in the attracted by the reflection
of light through the side Of the door, and casting
her eye in that direction behcld small trunk, which
must have been removed from her room. On exsm-
natioB, she found that robbers in the house, and
the trunk contained valuable articles Of every descrp
ton. She ascending the stairs to give notice to
her mother, when she heard voices proceeding From
up stairs, and deemng it dangerous 10 advance further
robbers having left the door open for the purpose
Obtaining wa,chman, who was no. to be found. She
thea repaired 10 the Deighborr whom she aroused
they Immediately repaired to the house, when they
found the robbers had decnaped. aGe, having fouRd
their object oilcd Ivy the presence olmiDd oCbe young
lady, first with spirit Of demoniac revenge setting
fire the building IN various paces.N. 7. En-. Star
Mat Ro6bery.-The mail has recently been robbed
at UnionOwn, (Pa.l the driver having stopped at the
Pos. Office threw down the Gag which contained the
way mail between Cumberland and Union-town, and
drove of. Ia a minute after the Postmaster
stepped out 10 get the bag, and To-! il gone
Search made in vain, and il was where 10 lie
found, until daylight revealed it about 100 yards from
the Post Office, by the side ofihe main street. A hole
nearly foot long cut in side, and plIaged Of
it's entire contents. II is supposed the mail contained
very little besides wspapers.-Pha. Intel.
affecting Accident.-A son Of MIR. lferrin TnIie,
Of WaIogford, he playing i" his fathers cider
mill OnTuesday morning Of las. week, fell into The
hopper where the apples ground, and was instant
ly crushed tod death. TIE mill was moved:by water
power but was stopped by the lads falling into il, and
the fathers arriving TO ascertain ihe cause Of lis
stopping, he fond his son dead and waa Obliged 10
cut away the lmbers 10 get him out. The body was
not 70 severely bruised might have been xpected.
The Episcopal WaIchma". Of Hartford, has been
discontinued, for the want ofpatronage.
Early bVinssr.--There good sleighing at BUf-
alo on The l9s, inst. suow fell on Saturday and SUIT
day previous, 10 tie depth sf nearly fsco feet.
Land Bird at Ssa.--CapI. Scott, Of the brig OsheI-
10. from Rotterdam, arrived on Thursday evening,
eates that when alo 900 miles from Iand ~ bird of
the pheasani species alghed on board his vessel lie
is sti on board the brig in good health, where the Gu
ROSS may see him.
The Hon. Du,ee J. Pearcc. has been elected 60
Congress from Rhode Island by majority il 10 said.
Of about 800. 80
President jackson has presented 10 Princeton Col
Iege, for it, museum, collection Of insects from South
America which is spoken Of As being very valuable,
aud as adding considerably, to the interest Of tie
Genealogical department