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

Louis Republican. Of Nov. 18th, says The
steam boat Utility, as she was in the act Of
lea wing this port yesterday, collapsed her star
board boiler, driving out both heads. By this
accident, John J. Jamison, clerk, Francis
Rose, Engineer, and John Cooper, fireman.
were shOckingly scalded, and are not likely to
survive. The Utility was bound for Illinois
river. JamisOn aHd Cooper died last night.
Lusus Natme.-The Cincinnati Republic
can contains an account. attested by DIR. ). M.
Mason, of an extraordinary birth, on the 18th
inst. of female twins, at Newport, Kentucky,
connected by a lganent like the far-tamed
Siamese Twins. The attachment, however,
was more extensive. commencing at the supe-
rior portion of the breast bone, and extending
dawn Ia the umbiEcus. The mother had
never seen the Siamese Twins, although she
had heard much concerning them, and had
seen pictured representations Of them. How
far they may have affected her imagination.
cannot be known. The children were dead
at the birth. The case is curious one, al
though the details are more appropriate to a.
professional repository than newspaper JouE-
nal. We learn chat scientific report ct II
will som he published in the Western Medi-
cal Journal.-N. Y. Com. AdH.
IN Octogenarian.-We have, during fhe
past summer, several times seen venerable
old man passing through our streets with q
team Of oxen, whose vigOr and activity have
attracted the notice of many ut our citizens.
His name is Jonathan LOunis, is 81 years of
age, and he comes from Beckett or Washing
ton, on the summit of the Green Mountain
range, about 10 miles to the west of us. He
travels or. foot, driving his oxen with loads Of
lime Vich In hrinUS far the hsliItilnDS
ing at the United States ara,ory, in this town.
When he has delivered his lime. he goes six
teen miles further, to Stafford, Conn. loads
his wagon with soap stone, and retraces his
steps to the lime kilns on the mountains. His
step is firm and fearless, and he is on the
whole, a remarkable instance Of vigor and
hardness in one Of go far advarced.
Springfield Gaz.
THE Oyster Wor.-We learn from the Gem
trevilles Times of the 9Th instant, that the.
Sheriff Of Queen Anne's county, acting on in
formation given, took his posse of 81 men, and
after getting possession Of the steam boat
Wolcott. proceeded down Chester River on.
the 18th. in pursuit of the Philadelphia Oys-
termen, who were there dredging for oysters,
contrary to an express law Of the State Of
Maryland. About II O'Clock. they came up
an 6 sail Of the line ard captured them, and.
brought the vessels and some IS men to Gen.
trevie. All the vessels had unlawful imple-
meDts on board. among them or thousand.
! bushels of fine oysters. After an examina-
ton before magistrate the men were ALI
committed to Jail for further hearing. The
law directs that they shall be fined aud their
vessels forfeited and sold, and portion Ofthe
money goes to the captors.-Philadel paper.
Gallantry.-Some of the newspapers are
discussing the question, whether ynUng cav
alters. 10 riding horseback ia company with la.
dies, should take the right or left side Of the
Iady's horse. The humorous editor of the
Exeter News Letter thus settles the question
on his part.
eve think, however, that the gentleman
should ride neither on the right or the left. but
directly before the lady, Orr e. and fathers
and grand mothers understood this business
much better than their degenerate descend
ants. The good old fashioned pllion was "a
beauty! Put lady upon it, with man be-
fore her, and she is safe. The horse may eur
vet and caper as he Plrasps, there is no dam
ger Of her being dismounied. She has some
thing substantial to sustai in her, and she clings
TO il like the ivy to the oak. But it hehOves
her to see that she has proper partner-one
of substance-one who. If well mounted, is
not easily shaken off. mere dandy would
be worse than nothing-a thing made up of
starch and cambric-ofpowder and pomatum
lis of no more use 10 the ladies' than il is to
the world. A bodkin is worth dozen oft.
II lady would enjoy ride. let hergiye hef-~
self no trouble AS TO her companions right or
left hand, hut, seating him before her, take hff
place ON the pUn."
Skeeiah IN Smoke.-A few days ag" wo-
man. fresh from the Emerald Isle, purchased
baking stove Of one of cur New-Ynrk stove
makers and was particular in procuring was-
ranty that it should carry smoke. Early the
next morning she came hack raving into the
shop, overwhelming all hands with her abuse.
After she had exhausted the first storm other
fury, the stove maker obtained audience, and
assured her that If the stove would not carry
smoke, as he had warranted. he would take it
back and restore the purchase money. He
returned with her, and on opening the portals
of her domicil. her story proved but to" tue
They were met by such volume of fnme as
would have yielded sombre grace 10 a North
Carolina tar-kiln. The archins within. be-
holding gleam Of light, though nearly blind,
made all haste to the aperture, whilst the
tears were pouring from their eyes already in
famed and red with weeping, like the chiItof
mortality in the spelliog book. In the mean