Litchfield enquirer., 1833-09-05

menced on Monday; and the case was sub mItted to the jury Thursday afternoon. who on Friday morning brought in verdict of guilty of slausIaughter. He has not yet been sentenced. On the day Of her death, both parties were supposed to have been intOxicat- ed. We are assured that Humiston, at his ar rest and examination; during his confinement in prison and at Court. has exhibited a cOun- tenance unchanged and at ease, maintaining the same firn1ness throughout, which marked the character of Avery on his trial.
 Nero-Hapen Register.
 A colored gentleman in Branford, attempt ed 10 commit rape on white girl of l6, on the e4th inst. Two men in a waggsn, fortu- nateIy passing at the time, prevented his ac complaining his purpose. The gentleman has been lodged in New Haven goal to await trial.-Ib. a..s".
 Earthquake. Baltimore. Washington, and Richmond, the shock of an earthquake was sensibly perceived early on Tuesday morning last, 37th inst. It was accompanied with that peculiar sound which is heard in the more severe tremblings of the earth; and it is not improbable that in some part of the continent, effects may have occurred of more serious nature than we have vet heard of. The Alexandria Gazette of Thursday the 29th, says. the shock was experienced as far as had been heard from in the adjoining counties of Maryland and Virginia. The rumbing noise which preceded the shock in the morning, was subsequently heard two or three times during the day.
 Richmond, "a. Aug. 29.-A severe shaking of the earth was felt in this city yesterday morning about 20 or 90 minutes afttf six The shock was ss considerable that the win dows rattled vioientiy. Out of doors many were not conscious of its effects, but within it was a most alarming, and for our climate, most unusual violence.
 We are sorry tO have to add an account of a melancholy accident which occurred at the coal pits of Mir. Brown, llate the property of Barr & Anderson) about twenty miles above this city, near Dover Mills. It seems that one of the hands, very much alarmed at the violencs of the shock, seized hold of the rope to which bucket loaded with coal was at tached, and endeavored in that way to make his escape from the danger he apprehended from remaining n the pit; when he had got ten two thirds of the distance, from some cause not known, he lost his hold and fell back, a distance between 80 and 100 feet de- stroyiHg his own life and that of another work man upon whonl he fell. Both were slaves. There were good many other per sons at the bottom, ,butth escaped uninjured.
 The noise of this earthquake as heard in this pit, and described to the gentleman who has furnished us the above particulars, was such as would have been made by an inn mense to:rent of water descending with great violence to its bottom. We fear this earth quake has been attended with mere dreadful in other quarters ofthe globe.
 Fredericksburg. Aug. 28.-A smart shock of an earthquake was felt in this place about half past 6 o'clock yesterday morning. accom- paDied by aloud rumbng noise. It's dura- ton was probably from ten to fifteen seconds. The vibration was very sensible, rat,ling the glass in the windows and shaking the furni,ure in the houses. Many personss,vere consider. ably alarmed. 1t was indeed the severest shock remembered ever to have been felt in ] This place. Its course was nearly from west ! 10 east.-Herald. a
 Two persons have died of hydrophobia in | Reehester, N. Y.; one, Mr. O'Keal, veterina- y surgeon, occasioned, as is supposed. by a ! wound made in his hand while administering 1 dose of medicine to sick horse. The horse 1 died, though it was not known hat he had been bitten by any rabid animal 1 The other lad, son of Mir. Van Allen. aged l lS, bitten several weeks prior.-N. Y. Gaz.
 Strange Animal-An animal of strange ,agnOmeD has repeatedly been seen in aud a. bout the woods. at Hadley, Upper Mills,) ex- | .iting no little curiosity ip that vicinity. He | s represented as larger than a fox. of hrin- iie color, long hind legs and short front ones, md belongs to no species known about lere. He is rather ftrocinus, and when seen | n the road hy two men between the Uppes 1 Mills and Sunderland, he growled ansrily. md seemed disposed to act on the offensive. No hunters have been able tt, get shot at him, ,ut dogs have been vanquished. and they re- use to renew the attack again. He is thought 10 be species of the KaWgaFoo, going upon | his long hind legs, by skipping and jumping. A general hunt is tO he attempted in few Northampton Courier.
 It appears by letters from the west. that Black Hawk has not been well received. by ! his nation on his return. He is charged with { having made concessions tO the President " hich .cpnpromit the interests and dignity of the red people. Black Hawk denies an this, and we believe with much truth. He is. nev- 1 deposed by the nation as head chief, and KeokOek is placed over him. The old | man and his friends were angry at such treat ment, and refused to join-a dance, Ssc.
 Slaue Insurrectiox in Cwb0.-The Captain of the schr. Brilliant, arrived yesterday from Matanzas, whence she sailed on the 18th utt ] mAM tNuA. l.. AL