Litchfield enquirer., 1834-10-09

 gagged the affections of female of respectable connexions, several Of whose letters, breathing the warmest attachment, were found upon his person. The attachment met with the most decided opposition from the parents of the lady, and the father was immediately ape nrised bv the authorities here of the nature of the letters found in his possession, together with the particulars of his arrest. Of course this infoSmatiOn increased his opposition, and he wrote letter in reply, urging the adoption of some course calculated to save his child from the destinations of a supposed viIlaiO.-' It so happened that the proofs with regard to the robbery of clothing, were, on investiga- tiOn, ascertaiDed to he not of the most decid- ed character, and when taken in connection with the aIledged and supposed purity of life led by young -, together with the Interces- siUns of his brother, he was released under a pledge on the part of the merchant. that hs would take his brother home with him, and be especially careful to prevent his return to the town at which the young lady alluded to- resided.
 All this transpired some months since.-' The young raan was released and accOlnPa- nied his brother south. A few weeks ago. however, he contrived to make his escap~- saw the infatuated girl whose affections he had engaged, persuaied her to fnrsake hep parents, and marry him, and he accompanies her to this city as her husband. The afflic- ton of the family on discovering this result, can he better imagined than described, espe' cially as it has since been asc"rtained that ! while resident ofihe town where he first met with his wretched wife, (for she can hardly be otherwise nOw,) he was arrested and i'm prisOned for forgery, broke jail, and made his' escape to this city, and this was kno,on to her before she consented to blend her fate wi,lr AnS Ss,H. 1 has seldom been recorded.
 l From, Jomaica.-On the night of the 7th 1 September, several severe shocks of an earth ] quake were experienced at Port Royal. The l Herald says:-
 1 "There were, indeed, four distinct shocks I within the space of about two :ninutes-but 1 the first was truly aw ful and alarming. Many persons were awakened by it and found them. selves rocking in their beds, while the roofs, shiDgling of the houses, and fnrDturc were rattling-the glass on the sideboards ringing. and lamps swinging to and fro. It was both preceded and followed ny short and sudden gust of wind, accompanied by rain and d pe- cuar noise, resembling the rumIlins ofhravy carriages at distance. The undula,ions were. ] from east to west, and the duration of the first shock. from 10 tu l5 src"nds-the other three shocks followed in rapid succession, but 1 were gradually fainter and fainter to the last. It is but too probable this vas but slight ef- feet of a more dreadful and disastrous convnl- sion that may have occurred at the same mo- ment on the continent; and we shall look with much anxiety for intelligence from { lhence.''
 The paper of the 1lth says :-The Earth, l quake appears from our country letters tO { have been severely felt from one end of the | TSln fin fhu nfh har fin hay SAA { consternatiun. We have not heard that it Oc- { casioned any serious damage. Houses, how ever, have been more or less in jurcd in almost every parish.
 Singular Delirium.-We published some time ago an advertisement. for information, concerning young merchant by the na'he Of Robert Light, of Smithborough, Tiuga conn ty. who had left this city in a state of mental Arrangement, and had not been heard from. The Poughkerpsie Eagle of yesterday states, that on the 2d inst. a man answering his de- ] scripton passed through that village. got bietl at the office of Dr.. Co"per, and proceeded to the house of a Mr. Warner. some two miles l to the northeast. where he asked for and pre- cured lodging, about niue o'clock at Dight.- He said there was man by the name Of John w. Bartlett in pursuit of him, with the inten' ton of murdering him that he had had two 1 struggles with him, but had fortunately escap-- 1 ed with his life. He expressed fears that Bart lett might yet Ovrrtake and murder him in the night. He said he had given evidence a. gainst Bartlett in court, and that in cOnse- l q"ence of his testimony, the latter had sworn l to be revengcd, SIc. Alarmed at his singular beharior, Mrs. Warner called a laboring man in the house, who al her request conducted 1 the young man int" an upper room, and slept himself in an adjoining room. to observe his movements. He retired and slept quietly. but early in the morning he got up, opened window. leaped to the ground, started of im- mediately on the road to the north, and had not since been seen.-N. Y. Cour.
 An action of islander, brought by Laura Howe. against Ben jamin Perry, was tried be- fore the Supreme Court at Greenfield. Mass. last week. The defendant is widow, about twenty years of age. of an unblemishrd and l unsupported character. The defendant had charged her with most infamous cOnduct- The words were fully proved, and proved to have been spoken under circumstances indi- eating great maligniiy. No Justification sOas oitempted. The jury returned a verdict Of $l95O damages. Death of MT. Cra,gtord.-The Hon. WilE- iam H. Crawford, formerly Secretary of the d. l. ' s,E