Litchfield enquirer., 1834-03-27

tSKGO and poured out into stone pot, carefully set away tOr l2 hOurs, and then 95 pieces of sil- yer cOiO were to be dropped piece by piece into the decOctiOn. At the end of this time, in which they were to he very precise, the pa- tient's feet were to be washed in vinegar and water, and care was to be taken that the wa ter should be only lukewarm. This accom- plished, the process was to begin by bathing the feet of the patient with the decoctiOn twice every day for nine successive days, at the end Of which time she was to experience perfect cure. On the morning after the decOctiOn was proposed, Dr. Screamer came, examined it with great care, and expressed a serious doubt whether or not it was strong enough and after wisely pOndering for some time on the uncertainty of all sublHnary remedies, ar rived at the conclusion that 95 pieces mere of the same kind of silver coin should be added to the decOction, and that it should be boiled IS minutes longer, oyer the same fire, with more water, and then it would be right.
 This being done according to order, the Doctor then with great skill and learning, bathed the feet and legs of Mrs. Brady twice the first day-bur failing tc appear on the sec Ond day, and having made private sppIica- ton on the last visit to. Ms. Ellis fnr the loan of $6, suspicious began to be excited that all was not right with his doctorship, and on ex. amining the stone pot it was aseertained that all tbe silver coin was missing, and that the Doctor had decamped.-N. Y. Ado. >.
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 .Diabolical Murder.-The town of Natchi- toches was recently made the scene of a most horrid murder. On the Sd ult. gentleman of Arkansas, of genteel exterior, named Worth ington. was lodged in 8 public hotel in room with number of other bOarders. About 8 o'clock in the morning, when all WIS silent as the chamber of death~ WOrthingtOn rose from his pillow. armed with large and for nidable weapon, (sometmes called an Arkan- sas knife) and commenced an indscrminate attack upon his unconscious room mates. A gentleman from Point COupee- whose name we do not know, was stabbed to the heart, and closed his eyes forever, and perhaps with cut struggle An elderly gentleman from Mobile received dangerous wound. Alter wounding two others in the same room, (one of them his bedfelIOw) WOrthingtOn rushed out probably with the intention of making his escape-but mistakng the way, as is suppOs- ed, he ascended another flight of stairs, which entered garret. where two negro men were sleeping on the floor. He encountered them in crossing the room and dealt blow at each, wonnding both, and one of them severely.- He then descended, but in leaping from the gallery, sprained his ancle. He however fled, and was Overtaken two miles from the spot. He was sane at the time. but is man of in- temperate Philadelphia Intelligencer.
 MurfeesDero, Ten. Feb. 22.-RemarkoLle Longevity.-Mrs. Betscy Trantham, died in ~Maury County in this State, on the 10th of January. 1884, at the uncommOnly advanced age of One Hundred and Fifty four years.- She was born in Germany. and emigrated to the British Colonies in America, at the time the first settlement was made in North Caro-. lina, in the year 17lO. 1t is a matter of histo- " that the proprietors of Carolina induced a number of Palatines from Germany to emi- grate to their lands in that colony. in order to give value to their possessions. For this pur- pose ships were prepared to convey the erai- grants, and upon their arrival the Governor Synte was directed to give to each 100 acres of land. Among the number of those who emigrated at that time, which was one hun dred and twenty years ago. was Mrs. Tran than. At the age of l20 her eyesight be- came almost extinct, but d0Eing the last twen- ty years of her life, she possessed the power of vision as perfectly as at the age of 20.- For many years previous to her death she was unable to walk. and it was said to have required a great attention in her friends for many years to prevent the temperature of her body from failing 60 low as not to sustain an imal life. For this purpose, she is said to have been placed between two feather beds for many years before her death, and by this means to have retained the natural warmth of her body. At the time of her death, she had entirely lost the sense Of taste and hearing- For twenty years before her death she was unable to distinguish the difference between the taste of sugar and vinegar. At the age of 65 she bore her only child, who is now liv- ing, and promises tO reach an uncommonly advanced age. We doubt whether the annals of modern history can produce an equally re- markable instance of longevity.
 NEw-YoRK, March 20.
 China.-By the arrival of the ship Thomas DiekasOD, we are in possession of the Can ton Register to the 24th October.
 Several ofthe provinces have been severely scOurged by immense swarms OflNcusts. The Vice Roy. immediately on their approach. issued proclamation against them, expressed in very strong terms!
 In former paper we had stated the gen. erai fact that the city of Canton and its envi- rons had suffered from inundatiOns. We per- ceive that the desolaiion was general, not op- ly through that, hut the adjoining provinces of Qnaagsi and Keangsi. The maritime city CkieS- Ckov. situated on the north eastern verge of the province of Cantou at the foot