Litchfield enquirer., 1833-08-01

Aug CeteDI0te4 St9pnen BuTIou.uH, tue noleocouD- terfsssr, bo of salsBss is now living sl Three Rivers, Lower Canada. about 100 miles from ngoasre- al He is represented heinz iS siats Of poverty. BurTOughs is a native ofAlassachIset.s, from which he fled many years ago, and has sncs been resident of Canada, and we have understood, followed the business of manufacturing coauierfei, notes, bat i. seems could nOt anass sufficient Io keep him above hoard. He is now an old man. One Of his sons was elected a member Of the provincial parliament few years since. His election Occasioned good deal of dGicuIty, but, notwithstanding every attempt of his oPpOnenls to prevent his taking his sea he succeeded and proved himself an influential member.
 We understand that serious alIray tuok place at negro hall, at Rocky Hill, on TUes.ay evening. It is sad that while maM, whose did mot learu, entered the ball room with cigar in his mouth upon being remonslrated with. he refused leave, where upon scufIle ensued, in which he received three wounds from knilcs which are expected to prove mortal. cQlorcd hs:n, suspected Of,he crime, was arrested in this town yesterday morning. and ,o Hartford jail.-A Afia8ietocm Witness.
 Operreaching -'Fhe Boston Tra6scrip. sta,es that butcher; standing t,y his cart, sa% man soop and pick up something, which, o6 examination, proved to he $l0 hill. The butcher claimed it as his; hut the finder urged his claim for hal as but for him the bucl- er would have os it. As the hill did not in fact be. long io the butcher, he with good grace gave the fellow $5; but soon aAer in offering the $l0 bill il was found to be counterfeit.
 $530 for detaining q Letser-,rhe term of the Sa. preme Court of Waldo county ended on Saturday last, One of the mos. important causes was that of Bishop vs. Williamson; in which the plaintiff claimed dana- E,r daaan h.,r na.. the afce of which the defeadan. was postmaster As the law siaed 6y lhe corrf # eIlet arrves at posi-ofice for man, and oH calling for i,, it is with. held from 4im le may antain aciion on the case against the postmasier for the damage which has aris. en in consequence of the omission 10 deliver the le,,er In this case the plaintiH, rscoveved s5sO,
 1hOaTassosn Nat RepU6. Death by Lighsning.-4-On "Wednesday aiternoon last, two men and four horses were killed By lightning al Fishkill Hook, Duchess Co. We have not learned the nomee of the persons killed, but understand they were harvesting the farm of Mr. Van W,ek, and on the approach of shower drove their teams under a tree which attracted the electric fluid.
 Nessb1rgh Gas. Another Robbery.-The Atlas states that package of money, amounting $8,60O entrusted to gentle man to carry of the adjoining towns, was stolen from his trunk yesterday afternoon the City Tavern and that immediately on the loss baing discovered search was instituted throughou. the premises, which resulted in funding the entire amount concealed be. tween two beds in of,he rooms. We have not as- certaned that suspicion res,s on any individual.
 Bost. M. Jo,,rn. llt is stated in another account that probably .he owner deposited it there, but had forgotten where he placed it.l
 Touch nce, zasfe nos.-T,e general associasion oil this State have pdssed resolutions against the use of tobacco by ministers of the gospel; being Resoiv cd, that the ofobacco by ministers ot the gospel s sbs'rucng the progress fsemperanee nnd Injurious tO she cause ofreligion. "-- LosreH Jomr.
 FTe.-The book-biDdery beiongiag to Lewis Ed wards in Berin. entirely destroyed by re on Sun day last. The fire was discovered about noon-suppo sed to have originated from lighted sesar, having been Jeff on bed in the chamber or the shop. The meeting being near, ,osk fire several times, but was saved from mnci, injury. Loss about two tboa- sand dollars. No insurance.- Reuiesu. Major Downing says tho reason for the Presidenls rearnng,o Washington ahrup.ly was atiersee ing al the Lowell grs, the gnerai kicked the kiver of one nigh and he and the Major both caiched cold