Litchfield enquirer., 1834-10-23


 The Steamboat Fairy Queen, which arrived at Sc. Louis the 2d instant, brings information of the Osa of the steamboat Banner her passage from EOuis- vile to that port. This boat, appears, burst her boiler near place called the Devils Island. on the Tuesday previous, by which accident five persOns lOs their lives, and thirteen others wounded. | JacksOa, (Tenn.I Sept. 5.-IMHrder.-kH atrOciOus murder was committed in Prudy, in the neighbOrng county of M'Nairy, On Saturday evening last, upon the body of the Rev. Moore Wisdom, by man by the name of Ward. The circumstances attending this hOrrid transaction, learn from letter gentle man in this place, follows :-Ward is a gam b'er and had been arrested short distance frOm for an offence against the laws. Mr. Wisdom was constable of the county, and had Ward in his custody. On arriving iD town, and alighiiog from the horse which both had been riding, Ward by come means procured k"iEe and-it being dark-inHicted six or aeve" wounds upon Wisdom before his murIerous de- sign could be frustrated by the bys.anders The de- ceased died in about fifteen minutes after he had been { stabbed. He a minister in the Presbyteriam Church, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. We are very much gra,iGed to see .ha. the snnpsD Thanksgiving has been fixed in Conpeeiicue, Nassa- chusetts, and New-Hampshire, the same day. vix. s''S Oh ANVScubOcSS usu we bOpG tue states Ov Vermont. Maine and Rhode -1sland will follow the ex ample, and select the day for the same purpose Thanksgiving Day is the great festival of the New England S:aes and is observed win the mus, liverv feelings of gratitude i've rrss as well as y There is something interesting and very solemn in the idea of the meeting of so many Christian commuai,ies, ae the s1me moment, io acknowledge sheiv dependence for all their blessings upon Divine Beseiac,or. au,. to render their tribute of aad praise, fey the favors received from lis Providence. We could wish to see the practice extend through re coun,ry ~. Y. Duly AdD: SprcfacLes.-A gentleman asely entered a jewel Iers shop, and inquired for spec,acies. "What kiod do you wa"t?' inquired the master Of the sI,op- "Why, want pair tha, can see as well through as ca" without any" "'Phea yow had better take o pair without glasses.'' A fellow wFrO had on whi.e brooches and rounda bout, together with fair quantity of gab, came into our office the other day to ge, ob done and afier 'eaz"g an hour two, in order o get us to throw eR two three shiIngs from our regular ,ree walk sd up and took a seat o" iak table, He fnallv coa csuded he would not ge, his work dooe win ms. aod getting up, found he had received pretty ar ;mpyes sion, without benefit of press, types paper. He ask ed how much we charged for ,hat9 Our imp replied 10. 'aIoe"s." and he charged: 25 cents. The fellow final y agreed to have the joh printed our price, provid- ed we would not charge him any thing for ahe beaut fu liihographic impression on his pos.erors. The Washington North American. of Wednesday, says-"We understand that d"el originating ia cir- c"ms'ances Of great aggravation and peculiar deess- cy, about to be fought on Thursday as Bladems- burg, was happily prevented by the prompt and eaes- get'c interference of the Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of Ssa'e and sas sse affair hRs serasina.ed by the nrres of the parties aud their seco"ds."
 zhe National Heim.-Dr. Beecher calls the West " the helm of ihe na,ioN. No doubt bu. the Yves, has good deal of influence ]" guiding the ship of s,a,e and will have moro still, is wealth and popuaiioa increases. B" it should no. be forgotten. that .his weser" he'm is made, in great nrt Of eastern timber.
 4 Sts".-The Hon. Felix Grundy, of ,he Us;,ed States Senate, Is arrived in iown and though most devoted and personal friend of Genera. Jackson open ly denounces Mnrti" VaA BsreR. The Kinderhnok magician is pretty much used up. Alas! poor Yor- ick !-Noah.
 1rarei1ing Agents-A tory agent on board sIeans boat accos,ed several passengers tus: "l bet 1000 dollars that Marcy will have 5000 majoriiy;l dos't know much of New-York politics, being from Yer mont, but have great confidence R his strengih."- One of the travellers replied follows: Stranger, ih bet $iOO tha, you have in your pocket, other $lO0 that you from Vermont, mad anosA- CT $lOO that yeu from Herkimer, and your name is B." The fellow vanished in n twinklins. Look out for travelling asenls-N Y. Sia'.
 Nothing escapes heinz converted into money making purposes Among the lis, of shows for wonder-seek- a, Cincinnati, is David Crockett, in wax, "in beautiful foresi-rooni, surrounded by great Bsmber of wild animals.''
 The Jackson paper in Washington County. Mary land, says, did expect opponents coE- ple,ely " Msed Mp; but instead of that, have ouB- selves been beaten, "bamboosled and bit."
 Breach of Promiss.-A. the term of the Supreme Court holden in this last week, action for n breach of promise of marriage, Mary AON Boies oS Solon, s. McAliser Of St. Stevens, N. B. iri ed appeal from the COmmo" Pleas. wheve the plaintiff recovered One Thousa nd Dollars damages The trial occupied days the counsel for ihe par ties occupying three hours each in their arga- ments to the Jury, who after short absence returned verdic, of Twelve Hundred Dollars for the plaintiff
 SOmerses LoNSRGl.
 Ihe BacheiOv RegioRs.-Under this head, cOun- try paper commences sn article ,hus:-" In all the new States, viruous females are wanted by the male population, thousands of whom live in state of siN- gle blessedness' from sheer necessity"
 T'annei under the Ohio.-The Cincinnati Journal