Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-07-03


a. h"s bee" nominated ct meeting held At Rich.
mOnd the 18th inst, a candidate Tor Congress for
the district made vacant BY the resignation If Mr.
Stephenson. He is opposed to the present adminis-
traliOR.
Distressiag.--we learn from Capt Mayhew Of the
ship Warren, Of Warren, recently arrived ~ that port
that Capt Charles SpOoner, Of the ship Erie &c New.
port, whose extraordinary marriage TO Mics Kmgaan-
ra oruruth, Ua,iVe of 0hei,e Istand has beenIaue
y noticed in mnst &c the papers Of this country was
deprived Of his bride after his n,arrage under
the following paiafui circumssances She had gone
into the water To her husband with an exhih;
ton Of her extraordinary fea,s Of swimming for which
she Is very remarkable, when she was astacked by
large shark. The shark frs, seized her BY limb. but
Fe'e"s'"g MS hold ne made another attack, and with
o"e effort OF his powerful jaws, severed her body in
two. The unhappy husband was a spectator of this
awful scene, but could render no assistance.
Bristol, r. 4 Gas.
4 WaT"'ng-This morning, young lad Of ten or
WE'VE years Of age was tried by the Court Of COM
mo" F'e"s. He was convicted Of dis6guriDg the wall
!" the entry of the Methodist Meeting House, by writ.
ing obscene and libeOus words thereon, and sen,enc
ed to 80 days imprisonment in the House of Correc
ton. This should be warning to careless lads. who
oi'en unthinkngly commit such ofFences-and should
teach them to shudder at being engaged in any INSIDE
meanor which will bring shame ahd disgrace upoo
themselves, and carry pain aud anguish TO tbs bosoms
ofther parents. Let every boy who reads this lake
warning.-NeO Bedford Gas.
The Editor oflhe New York Constellation, who by
the bye is crosy old bachelor, says that the ladies'
dresses of the present fashion, like tho Duchnans
rope, "a ieetLe too sh0rs at both ends"
1he Fi0e Poinss-There are now living 10 one house
at the Five Points, New-York, no less than seventy
three PERSONS Of all ages and coIors who obtain their
living entirely by what they term the "liiag ,Uay"
These individuals rise early in the morning and 20 in
squads Of three four in number, 70 the diferen,
stores Some take with them coal baskets and whilst
one Of the party attracts the attention of the store
keeper to The boxes Of coal outside Of his door, the
others enter the store and touch thesi they call
it, Another party go to dry goods store; and while
the person in attendance busy end OF the shop,
the remainder Of the squad decamp with whatever
movable may chance to be within their reach.
Precious Saicide.-A ndrew Eaton, lad ii years
Of age committed suicide Sunday evening, at Ply
mouth (Mass.) He had been ordered 10 goto church
during the evening service, by Mr.. Asahel Thomas,
to whom he was apprenced by the town. WhetT,er
The lad considered this Infringement, upon his rights
Or whether the meeting was disagreeable 70 him, we
are no. informed. He re.urned from meeting about
o'clock, much enraged; aad procuring rope, hung
himself from an apple tree near the house.
Within the last week or two, six new papers have
been established by the title Of Wing, viz The A.
merican Wing, at New-York the Oneida Wing, IL !
Oneida county. New York; the Wing. al Wssictes-
Ter, Pennsylvania; the Morris County Wig, a, Nor
risown, New-Jsrsey; the Indiana WING. a: Laurencs-
burg, Indiana; the Franklin Wing, at Chambsrsburg,
Pennsylvania.
Fscsndity.-The wife Of Air. Johs Irving, 81 Clif.
ford township, Susquehanna county, r., the 9ts
inst. became the mother Of FOUR living daughters at
one birth. Two Of them expired in about an hour,
and il is feared the others will no. live.
pretty little girl called in a. our Office with wick
er basketin hand" DO you want any collars, sir?"
"No, my dear-next door--the Evening Post may
purchase some. "Oh, not those coIlars-sti,s COL
lars, sir. f you please" "Ah, that's different af.
Eair-lst me look at thcm."-Noah's Star.
The Portland Courier says tina, the young ladies or
that Town have formed an Anti Matrimonial Society!
Why. the little imps--,tey ougt, 10 hold their 6fst
meeting IN an Ice house.-Dem. Ckr0R
MARRIED. a
IL Hartford: M. George D. DemDg 10 Mics Laura
l.. Darby, Of Tolland.
DIED, H.,
In this village. on the 26,h ui, Capt. Daniel Bald.
win, aged SO years.
IL this town, on the Both ult. Mrs. Ruth Goodwin
aged GA. wife Of Mr.. Russell Goodwin. .s
III MddlebHrg, Ohio. on the 18th May, Mrs. Emily |
Mcneil, aged 28, wife Of Mr.. Frederick Mcneil, and |
daughter Of Mr.. Russell Goodwin, Of this town.
!. Harwio,cn, o" the Isl june Mr. Ter'ius Han
gerlord aged 60.
In New-York, Daniel p. Hopkins, ESQ Of Hartford,
aged Al.
In Hartford, Mr. Henry INLAY, aged AZ; Mrs Abb.
gail H0rIberi, wife Of Mr. Giles Hurlhert, So.
Dr An Address upon the subjec. Of Airican Coloni-