Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-11-07

0atlOn' lne receipts amounting, as we are told,
to over $3.50; which is $500 more than re-
ccived at any former Fair. More than 5000
tickets were sold, and as the ladies', members
Of the institute, ard a great number of other
persons, we're admitted gratuitOusly, Il has /
been supposed that more than 4O,O O0 per-
sons visited the exhibition.
n Kn0Ue and FOOL-TWO or three weeks
ago man applied at a boarding house for
lodgings, stating that he was planter from
the South. He had noticed young lady at
| the window. and it was not long before he
made her acquainted with the fact, that
though possessed Of great wealth he was des-
titute ola partner. and that it was the glimpse
he caught Of her person which induced him to
take lodgings there. He said a slight acquain-
lance had confirmed his favorable PROPOSES
siOns, and although he was somewhat sdyan-
ced, yet il she would consent to be his bride,
he would do what be could TO compensate for
that. by settling upon iirr the sum offve thou
| sand dollars at once. and making her as happy
| as his own efforts and his ample possessions
| would enable him TO do. The young lady,
though Under annthrr obligation. deemed this
| an opportunity too good To-. he. lost The
courtshiP commenced on Friday and the wed-
ding took place 90 Tuesday. The bridegroom
was hut Intfifrrently aitirrd; had with hin,
only few articles in his bandbox, and the tai
Tor disappointed him upon his hasty order for
a wedding suit. That however was a matter
Of small Importance with gentleman whose
| character rested on mach more stable foun-
dations. The new clothes and every thing
else would be ready for the wedding visit, the
being g at home" which was fixed few eve
nings ahead. Before that time arrived. how
ever. he told his blooming wife one morning
that he had had strange dream during the
night, which troubled him and, said he, IL
am going out. and if ! do not return You may
think something has happened 10 me-" He
did not come back, and on sending to his wash
er-w0man it was found, that 4 couple of
shirts had been sent to him on board steam
boat. The steamboat was gone, and the rich
planter had gone foo. hantsbux and all. As
ne left his bill unpaid, and his young wife not
little 10 the lurch. il is presumed that soine-
thing has happened 10 hin.-Jour. Of Com.
The trial Of Van Sickle late Postmaster Of
Claysvile, FIR robbery of The mail, took place
on "Wednesday last. He pleaded guilty, and
was sentenced to lg years imprisonment in
| the Western penitentary. Van Sickle is said
10 have borne an excellent character previous
TO- the robbery; was professor of religion,
and the head ofan- Interesting fan,iiy. 'fhns,
have his prospects, become suddenly h!!;;ss!!:-.h
H.
with obloq6y and disgrace. The unfortunate
criminal on bearing his sentence, was SO deep
; ~ affected, and SD apparently pentent as to
excite much sympathy and pity from the
spectators. Truly ''the way Of the trans.
grssor is hard. - ttsburg Mercury, Oct. 25>
About two weeks since, well dressed f.-.
male. apparently between twenty Ave and
thirty years Of age. arrived at Fred0nia, N. Y.
in very unhappy state 81 mind. She stopt
| a day or two at public house, having little or
no intercourse with the family. and journeyrd
to "a place about eight miles distant. Here.
she was taken sick. and died in the course If
twenty hours. A physician was sent for,
previously. to WHOM, she stated that her pa.-E7
was Melinda Smith, that she had a husband
and three children, living at Cl-avrland,
ONO, and that she had just returned from a
visit to her husbands relatives, at Rutland,
VI. She had with her atrnnk containing con-
siderable clothing, and in il was found quan-
Itity Ofmedicine which she said was given her
by physician. ia Buffalo, and she stated that
she had taken five doses Of it. The attending
physcian, npoD examining il, found it to be
frank poison. and gave it as his opinion that
one dose ut II WAS sufficient to cause death.
The Fredonia Censor, whence we derive
the ahnve particulars, hazards the opinion that
The lady was betrayed, and made the victim
OF some monster in human shape.
Rights Of Women. Since the passage of
the Reform Bill, considerable excitement has
taken place among the fair sex in England as
TO their civil rights. One lady (unmarried)
Ut fortune aud family, named Mary Smith,
Of Stanmorr. in York. had presented petit
ton to the House Of Commons, on the sub
Ject, 10 which she said that females were onlv
Kept IN thraldOm among barbarian and heath
en- nations; but that in England, which had
risen TO such pitch Of civilization. such re-
strlctions should be abolished. She complain
90 that females were amenable to the laws
and liable 10 be punished for their crimes,
while they were tried by judges and jurors
ot the other sex; they should therefore be al
lowed to sit uron juries. Ia fine. she prayed
that unmarried females Of mature age, should
be put on footing of equality with the male
sex, and be admitted TO share Of the repre-
sentaion. The petition was read by Mr..
Conbett, amid shouts Of laughter from alI
sides or the house. A member then observed
that It might be an awkward circumstance,
u ak unmarried females and six males were
on the same jury, and that they happened
not to agree in their verdict, they might be
locked up together all night. Mr.. Cobhett
SAID, the house might. perhaps. think that Of
no consequence. He had known males and
females 10 be locked up together, and even 70
sleep 10 the same room together, both ia Eng