Litchfield enquirer., 1834-09-18
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 1S, 1884.

been found in Newin tn that county with the letters and figures, "War, ls36," tn distinct and handsome characters written Iegibly upon each egg. The let are said be raised above the she like those ed for insrucIing the blind. The paper that the eggs have been by numbers but we have not creduli'y enough to believe the story. Perhaps the makers of wooden u"tmegs have commenced the uiac'ure of wooden eggs.
 The Hon. Isaac c. Bates, member of Congress from Massachusetts, has declined being considered can- dida,e for reelection.
 Steanboat destroyed by Fire at Sea.-The steamer Walter Raleigh, bound from Elizabeth City Charles ton was entirely cons6med Tuesday night, the 5h inst. off Georgetown, $. c. She was discovered Ia be fire about 8o'cock P. M. when about fifteen miles from and and so rapid the flames ha, the efforts of the crew her utterly fruitless. All hands took small boat, saving of their baggage, and, after great exertion and imminent dan gers reached the shore through lhe and breaers
 Death of Senator Hasbrouck.--The Albany Argus states that the Hon. Louis Hasbro0ck, of Ogdens- burgh, recently died at that place of apoplexy. He Senator in the Legislature from ihe Fourth Dis rcs, and lately President of the Bank in that village.
 Western Eiections-Blair, of the Globe, after much consultation, has made up his mind to claim all the Iectons in favor ot Jackson and Van Buren, except 1 ing Kentucky. Louisiana. Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, aud Alabama, he contends all right; and think, but right according o the collar doctrine. Before the contest ends, aU the South and West will be lound united tn opposition the cleo tion of Van Buren.-Noah. 1 Judge Gasion, of North Carolina, s recommended to succeed Judge Johnson, the bench of the Sn- preme Court. It would be excellent appointment; 1 but Mr. Gason is not partzan of Mr. Van Buren, Oi course his chance would be slim. The Editor of the Norwich Republican invites the Editor of the ' Thompson TraAscripl' 10 jnn the Jackson "corpse!'" Is the Republican, willing to 1 confess that Jacksonism is dead?
 Mr. Wm H. Burleigh, an assistant in Miss Cram daII's School for the coored females, Canterbury arrested on "Wednesday afternoon, for the viola ton of the law relating the education of,he Blacks from other S,a,es.-N. Hao. Herald.
 | The ridiculous slanier. which the Tories have brough, all the way from Ohio, ,ha, Gov. Foo, had stated that "no person turned out of office this spring, except for gross miscondue., is gross fase hood.-he never said any such thing. Every body knows that some of the violent Jackson.men were t1 oat, not for "gross misconduct" but in cohlormi ,y with the wsages e the party" As they me,ed 10 others, even was it meied to them again. They may whine about it, here is use in crying for sp milk."-H.
 | Warning-The person arrested, few days since, for stealing newspapers from the doors of subscribers, in Boston, has been sentenced to the Peni,enary to hard labor for one month. H 1@A VIia;n.-On the 18th inst mposter, calling himself RoberfS. EM.nn. was married (Ly consent ot her parenis,) to very young lady sn f%;tadelDhia. Under the plea of urgent business in York, as he snid h was necessary they should leave immediate y, when, after travelling all night, they arrived in this city and took lodgings respectable boarding house. He then went out, shortly afterwards returned, and unknown 10 any of the family decamped with all their baggage, leaving his wife in strange place, without friends or money; which the villain seems to have | had plenty oG between five and six thousand dollars l in gold. Thus was she aba andoned by hearess wretch. But the plain unvarnshed tale Of virluons girl soon found her friends who assisted her in reurn ing to her home. The rascal under the assumed name of Robert Morris, is on his passage to Liverpool in the packet ship Ajax in the seerage.-N. Y. Gas On the 18th inst woman by the name of Holder, was committed to jail in Fayetteville, N. 0. charged with the inhuman murder of her own son, g6ne lad about ten years old. The Jury ofInquest were sa's' fed from the evidence that she had whipped the child to death, having employed for that purpose eight or ten switches, or rather sticks, the size ofa mans thumb. The reason she gave for it was, that the child refused to ohey her.
 Comes-The Halley Comet is visible in the east near the constellation Taurus. Al this time its distance from the earth is ory-iwo millions of miles Ca the 18th September is distance will be twen,y,wo millions of miles, and it will then become brilliant On the let October iis distance will be six millions ol miles, and it will then be the fore feet of the Ursa Maor and will be above lhe horizon the whole lwen- iy Eour-hours. On the 9th October it will be the earth, being dsiaa O"ly three and half millions miles. In theAbeginnog of the year 1886, it will emerge from the sun beams, and again become visible, at distance of forty millions of miles. On the Is, March 1886, it will he within twenty-five millions o miles of the earth. It will iken recede i ii disap pears, and will be visible again l the year 1912
 ~. r: Star. A fellow was picked up in the street, yesterday completely beso,ted, and carried cart to ihe Pc ice O" arriving there. the jotng of hs cart cause' him to vomit freely: physician standing by immedi aley pronounced ii decided of Asaiic Cholera He was then conveyed 10 the Duane Hospital; whe' about to coovey him in the Hospiia he inquired wha building was being told. the effect was electric he jumped op, and with the rapidy of wind, "a" oil leaving the doctor, officers, aDd aiieDdaOis ost i' | .-:. A..aaNsa Enrn