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

thousand dollars was stolen from the steam
boat. and notwithstanding the large reward
which was offered for its recovery, and the
prompt measures that were taken for the pur-
pose, no clue was discovered whchfed 10 the
perpetrators until now within a short time
past. 1t seems that four men were concern
ed 10 the robbery, three Of whom had since
established themselves upon farms, and sus-
tanned fair character 10 their respective
aneighborhoods One Of these resided ON Stat
en- Island, upon farm which he had purchas
ed, and which is said to be worth from seven
TO ten Thousand dollars. Another had bought
farm at Lodi in New Jersey. 1t is not deem
ed prudent to disclose, at present, the means
hy which the actors in this long concealed
piece of villany were at length detected, as
such course might tend 10 defeat the end Of
public Justice. 1t may suffice to say that the
evidence is Of the strongest nature, and that
steps have been taken upon it +" bring the cnI-
prits to speedy trial. Two Of them are at
this moment locked up in prison in this city,
and third at Staten Island. AS an evidence
of the supposed responsibility Of this last in
Gividual, We may mention that he was actu-
ally serving on the Grand Jury as a member
ofthat body, when he was Appended
Ere. Post.
Cot. Crocket.-This gentleman, says the
National Iatelligeocer. has arrived safely at
the seat or government, and it is reported that
he has bespoke a double bedded rOnnl at his
boarding house, for the accommodation of
himself and Major Jack Downing. with whom
the Colonel has already formed close inf
macy, and HON be is DESTROYS of keeping out
ofbad company
Inhabitants Of an Oyster.-Ohservation
with the microscope have shown that the shell
Il
merable quantity Of small animals, compared
tU which the oyster iisefis a colossus. The
liquid enclosed between the shells of the Oys-
ter contains multitude of embryos covered
with transparent scales, which swim with
ease; hundred and twenty Of these e,nbry.
Os, placed side by side, would not make an
inch in breadth. This liqnor contains. besides,
great variety of animalculB, five hundred
times less in size, which give ont phosphOr-
ic light. Yet these are not the only inhabi-
fants Of this dwelling. there are also three dis
tinct species Of worms.
Dyspepsia.-An old lady of our acqnain-
tance in town in Hampshire county. who
+ was apt to be troubled IN her dreams and rath-
err superstitioHs wiital, informed the parson
Of the parish, that on the night previous she
dreamed she saw. her grandfather who had
UtcU ucdu lOT leu YEARS. uc CICb ASh~
ed her what she had been eating. "Oh, on
~ half Of mince pie ~ ''Wel" says he, &" III
you had devoured the other half you might
probably have seen your grandmother
An.aranth.
Great Curiosi:y.--Mr. B. Pritchard adver-
iises himself in the Cincinnati papers as " the
living Mammoth Of the West" He is Ken
tackian, - years old, six feet two inches high,
& weighs five hundred pOunds-mrasures six
feet five inches around the waist, five feet ten
inches around the shoulders. and believes him
se)fsto be the largest man- ia. the world. He
may be seen for 2b cents. at the Museum.
The editor of the Hampstead IL. ~ En-.
quirer, duns his subscribers obiiguely by an
nonncing that, on the 9Th inst. he was presen-
ted with four healthy chiidren-and ventures
to say that he shall not have subscriber in
arrears after the expiration Of ten days. He
is happy to announce TO distant friends that
the mother is doing well. and that the chill
dren Ia son and three daughters) are likely 10
become members Of his profession.
We like the answer " hich a market woman
made to US last week. We had bargained
with her. among other matters, for quart Of
!" apple butter" When she had poured the
luscious Srmi-t1uid article into the vessel when
our attendant had, we paid the price, and she
put down her quart measure to make the
change. We then discovered that there was
nearly pint Of the good stuff adhering to the
inside Of the measure, and we drew the atten-
ton Of the good woman TO the fact. which We
thought initiated against our interest. She
Iooked int" the quart pot. and having Giscov-
cred the exact state Of matters, observed,
so it is. just as you say. but bless your soul.
my DEAR" said she. looking most argument
aiively over her spectacles, you see, all of
that was in there before began to measure
yours" There was nothing further TO be said
or done in the premises, SO we retired.
u. S.. Gaz.
A fellow calling himself Abraham N. Mills,
IN June last, visited the village of Kingsport,
Tennessee, and, representing himself as
school master, engaged u school. Succeed
Jog tolerahly well, and being ambitious Of fur
ther promotion. Ire next passed himself off as
Baptist clergyman. and the better to enable
himself to discharge his ecclesiastical duties,
engaged himselfto young lady in the neigh
borhood. While he was thus engaged 10 his
"labors Of love-" some Of the old fashioned
puritans thought Of the propriety Of his hav-
ing some credentials. and demanded them
Not furnishing them, suspicious arose as to
his character, and an investigation was set on
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