Litchfield enquirer., 1834-09-18

" Yard. The twig contains fve ripe, and very numerous unripe Sgs it was inc second crop On the tree, as the first had heen de- strOyed by the extraordinary frOsts of the sea- son. The tree contained about 50 ripe and 900 unripe figs. We hope some of our ambi- tiOus gardeners will take a hint from these facts, and give us plenty of figs. A very little care and labor would no doubt produce much prOft.-LOng Island Star.
 Destructire Fire.-About half past 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, the lst Preshyteriau stone Church, situated in Wall street, be- tween Broadway and Nassau street, of which the Rev. Dr. Phillips is pastor, was discover ed to be on fire in the north corner of the roof near the caves. The fire, which had been long time no doubt enkindIng, soon broke forth with great violence, and burning with lnc0nceivab|e fury, wrapped the entire roof n flames almost in an instant it then seized upon the interior part of the steeple and the belfrey, and in a few minutes the whole of the interior and exterior was in a complete blaze. and presented most brilliant scene. From the great height off the churth and the stecple, and the great inroads the fire had made, it was impossible to arrest it's progress, and the whole wood work was in about an hours time mass of smou!dering ruins. The bell, when it's moorngs were burnt off. fell with loud crash, as did also the cope ofthe sseeple, the spire and the ball. Nothing was saved in the upper part of the church, but from the lower story the large chandelier. the cushions, and most of the books were taken out and saved.
 The engines and hose were almost entirely useless, except in preventing the spread of the flames. it being considered dangerous to ap- proach near the church when the steeple was envcl"ped in flames, as large particles of bu, r. ing timber flew in every direction. The dam age done by the fire was confined to the church, with the exception of the roof of an adjoining building, which was but slightly in- jnred From the height of the steepIe and the elevated ground on which it stood, no doubt the fire was seen by thousands for % miles round. When the steppe was in flames it presented scene awfully sublime and at Staten Eslaud, distance of nine miles, it was seen in additional splendor.
 This church was founded in 17l9; was en- lnrged in 17 7t3 and rebuilt in 1910, at cost of S46,OO0. It was insured in the Manhattan and Guardian offices for 2O.OOO. It is said to he the intention to rebuild, as the title to the ground, originally derived from the do- nor, depends upon the condition, as contain.
 
 appropriated to church services, and in the event of its not being used fnr such purposes, the right and the title reverts back to the heirs of the original granter.-N. Y. Dai Adv. Fire.-The dwelling house and cabinet | shop of Mir. Gould Wilson, of Little Falls Herklmer county. was destroyed by fire on the night of the 1st inst. with all their con- tents. The family had barely time to escape with nothing but their night clothes. Mr. N. . is said to have lost his alt. amounting to ten or twelve thousand dollars.
 Melancholy.-A gentleman of this place { has furnished us with the particulars of the death of Mr. Con) fort Roberts. formerly of this ftown, contained in a letter frDm Cuyahuga Falls. Ohio. dated Aug. 25th.
 r "l have just heard of a shocking accident, which happened in this town last evening" MT. Comltort Roberts, when returning home about o'clock, his horse started and ran, threw him out, and it is supposed his E,ot caught in the wagon. It was near Mr. Orin Gilbert's, Formerly of Litchfeld,1 when he passed the house, some ofthe family stood in the doorway and gave the alarm; but before any one could get near him, the wagon struck stump, and the horse cleared himself from 1t. When they came up, they found MT. Roberts on his back, with nothing on but his pantaloons-his shirt was turned wrong side out, and hung to him by the right wrist band-hls right arm was stretched over his head-his back was all raw-his skull was badly bruised on the back of his head, and his right ear almost torn off. He did not speak, after they found him, but breathed un- til two o'clock the next morning, when he ex- pired."-MiddIeto,cn Sen.
 Steamboat explosion and loss of liues-As the Canadian steamboat Lady ofthe Lake, Capt. Nickles. was leaving the Queens wharf at Quebec, for Montreal, at 4 o'clock on the morning of Sunday the 7th inst. an explosion of one of the boilers took place and the steam. forcing its way into middle cabin. occupied by an emigrant family of three adults and five children, scalded them to such degree that six of them died within 24 hours, and the survivors, (two infants, the one aged years, and the other weeks) were not expected to live. The family were lately from Leith. Scotland, and consisted of MT. William Ronaldson and Ellen his wife, each aged 2s years Grace Purvis, young servant woman aged 20 years, the four children of MT. and Mrs. RonaldsOn, one aged years, another 4. and another 2 weeks, with an in tant of the name Of Mofat, aged 4 months- The bodies were dreadft,lly scalded and could not be recognized. Mir. Ronaidson was man of property. having hrnfher af RvfOwn