Litchfield enquirer., 1834-09-04
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mr. Ftsas0"fs, the Editor Of the Richmond Wing,
one DAY last week found IL necessary 10 og Peter v
D0"'s' the Lieut. Governor Of Virginia. in chns,ise.
ment for an article said 10 have been written by the
latter over the signature Of Stafford and published
in the Richn6Ond Enquirer.
"The EesOits," Catholic paper publ;shed in Bos.
ton, mentions that Bishop Fenwick has succeeded in
procuring house suitable Tor a boarding and dav
school, and fIrSt De Ursuinc Nuns will again omen
seminary for tie instruction Of young ladies in the
higher branches Of education.
Escape of0 Eio,i.--A few days ago when Halves,
New York Me"agerie was at the Chckapee Factory,
ass'' one Of the Lions escaped from his cage. The
pavilion had been erected aid every thing was in
readiness for the exhbtor1o commence. A, this mo-
ment, when only the attendants were present, they
were terrified at the sigM Of one Of the lions among
them. The bars Of his cage Ind incastionsly been
left loose and he had liberated himself. Wi,hoat
moments hesitation, the keeper. Mr.. Whiting{ an
preached him 10 fearless and resoIue MANNER seiz.
ed him by the throat, struck him violently with his
whip a"d literally dragged him back into .is cage.
J"dse 1OhnSo~s-He Is dead Judge Marshall is
past fn"r score, and Judge Duvai il iRfrm and in III
health Heaven preserve them both, till the bligh,ing
rule Of Jackson is past The deaIh OF Judge johnson
was to be depored at any time, but it ia peculiarly az
fiictive under present circumstances There is bat
single hope for the friends Of the and the
Laws. Ills, that the SENATE will have the frmness
'opreve"t a" improper and Incompetent man from
soing the eru'ipe Of Justice fran being placed up.
on the Bench ofthe Supreme Cour.. The SENATE
will this, we may trust else refuse 20 M the W.
cancy.-EaStpors Sentinel.
The National In,elIigencer says:--oat worst an.
Prehenson Tor the safety Of the expedition TO the Ear
West, composed Of the regiment OF Dr6goons &c.
already begin TO be realized Brigudier General Lea
cenaoorfh, who commanded tn chief, is no more--he
died OF billions fever at place called Cross Timhers,
on the 22d last month; and one or two oiher of.
GERS are reported 10 be ill., The command, by the
death of General L. deveived on General Dodge, the
Colonel Of the Dragoons. The first act Of his COM
andf We hope to learn will have been 10 cause the
expedition to retracc is s,eps. We shall avail. with
anxiety further intelligence Of he movements.
Several "retired" statesmen are coming bnck to
public hfe Mr.. Barton, formerly U. 8. Senator from
Missouri, has been elected Senator in tue Legisla-
ture Of his owa State, and Mr.. Branch Of North Car
Ona, has beer elected the Senate Of that State
There is some talk Of ME-. Branch being run agaias.
Mr. Brown for tie United States Senate. ~
arrest Of Sytuestev--A letter received n Proyi.
dated % Havre, 10th emo, we learn says the
Providence Journal, tina. n s. Sylvester, the perso
who absconded from Philadelphia with a large sur.
Of money in his possession. and look passage 10 the
brig Ro@ains, OF this port, from Savannah fov avre.
under the assumed name Of Peel was arrested imme.
diaiey after his ARRIVAL his appsaraace answering ex-
cha Il