Litchfield enquirer., 1834-08-07


seoce Of thir,y-six years. who engaged. in the
year 1885, with nineleea others. ia the murder Of an
innocent and inOIEensivs man. He was Immediately
recognised aud commiue prison, and his identity
and guilt ii is stated eaa be established beyond Doubt
OF his ni"eIeeh comrades. eighteen were condemned
aad executed for thar and other MURDERS and the 9TH
er was shot in attempting 20 escape from Jail.
A novel attempt at smuggllng was lately detected 10
France. A wagon with Eve horses, laden with
nous OF stone, stopped while entering the
own Of Lille, aud. upon breaking ofthe stones,
they were found To have been followed, aud filed
with cotton Iwis, and ERglish net. The wagon was
Conducted 10 the Custom house, and the driver seat TO
prison. Il
In England, recently, a man going to bed, hung
up his watch as usual, mud awaking in the morn-
ing, good deal alarmed to find II had been re-
moved. The door was locked. and search was made
in every corner, but watch could be found. On
cideataily looking into corner for something else,
the lest watch discovered in rats hoie aud the
,ibboa to which seal and key were attacked was A
forwards found, forming part Of the aninaIs nest
prepared Tor lis brood. E'
Esderick Rapp This gentleman, who was extern
sisely known n the West, abe principal man at r.
! cOnomy. Beaver county, Pennsylvania, died few
days since, after lingering Ilness in the sx,e,h year
Of HE age. He Of great enterprise aud ia
dustry.-- Cinc. Gax
A maa was travelling through part Of our neigh
boring town Of Tewkshury, where the earth refuses
yield any increase; and he esed spot ON which an
attempt had been made 10 grow Indian cora. After
looking long time amcng forest Of s.on,ed mulens
ct ID omae geass Of useless .pants he exclaimed well
guess mus. be pretty darned searching frost tina.
would find out that zee corn.'-Lo,ceii Joar.
Fire at Bangor-We learn from Bangor, Me. tha,
aLout O'Clock the morning of the 9TH inst. fire
broke out in chamber occupied by tailor in large
range Of wooden huildngs corner Of Broad, Fsh aud
Maine streets, called Merchants Row, and consumed
the entire range on Broad aud Maine streets. Tho
Boston Transcript says When the mail left, every
thing was in confusion, and accurate estimate OF
the loss could be made. Il has been named as high
as $25.O0O. Ma.
Worcester Rail Road.--On the 4th inst. 24O0 pas.
sengers travelled the rail road from Boston to
Worcester furnishing receipts to the amount OF $780,
In the procession at Richmond in honor Of the me-
mory Of Lafayette, Chief Justice Marshal! " alked as
one of the pallbearers.
F1hy Ansoer 10 a short Aduersisemenf.-A shop
keeper in Grand street, the other day, suck upon his
door the following laconic advertisement "a Boy
Wanted" On going to his shop the next morning,
he beheld smiling little urchin IN basket, with the
following pithy label: "Hers he is."-N. Y. TsGns.
A case Of hydrophohia in female was lately cured
at Bordeaux by copous dtaaghss Of vinegar and
slant bleeding. She was able 10 taste the vinegar,
while the sigh, or water drew her lnto compilations.
Skab6ise-A man named Thomas Davis, who was
nf ni, he
drew in lottery, went into house in Chapel IT, near
Duane and giving offence woman there, she stab
bed him with shoe knife in the back 90 severely that
his life was despaired of.-N. Y. AdD.
The Editors Of the Globe beat Major Downing all
hollow a. cifsrin-in describing some Of the immense
advantages of the Gold Bill. they say, boy carey
$4,000 10 gold out Of bank--whe IL would require
Two and two horses carry that quantity Of sill
vsr-$Sooo silver dollars would weigh sis i;2Ib.
w. r. Davis, one Of the members OF Congress from
South Carolina being invited attend the Nallfca.
ton Festival in Philadelphia the 18th Of April and
not being able attend sent the following sentiment:
i" The Patiic 1'reasary-Beuer where moth and rust
may corrupt, than where thieves can break in and
seaI.--Bostos Courier. .sfs@ -
The Randolph (Tenn.) Recorder Of The 21M Of
part Of the iiisissippi. Several hoa,s have lately
passed Up from Orleans. having buried from 10 IS
passengers. The KeMuckia0 passed Up lasi Tuesday,
having buried IS, principally Dutch einigraDs. The
disease breaks and cenGncs itself almost exclusive
" among crowded deck passengers, who neglect al
necessary precautions Of cieaoiness, and against expo
sure 10 the burning sun and night mir. Prudence.
cleaniiDess aud pure air, form NJ iiis time sufficient
safeguard against ito .avages.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES circumstances render it ne
cessary Tor u.s. 1--WE the edtor TO curaii business.
We have relinquished the pedagogical prolessioH--
given up tendas barsiopped gotten the
ar. Of cleaning clocks and sUndry and divers ss
and have resolved. unanimously" 10 committee Of
one, 10 coSfne ourselves excusivey to editing. setting
OPP, and working of the Mercury 1" practising law,
pbysic and snsgegy; executing deeds. coaysyanceS,
Sc. and cutting Refiss. We hope by 'h's arrange
men, 20 have an occasional leisure hopr.Psa. 1fss.
The St. Louis RspubIicaS meDiiOSs thas eOW6ict
lately occurred 10 Jackson co., Illinois, besweeS
party Of citizens and three notorious cOu1eT6siteSs
The citizens were Eve in nUmbs' sSd overlook The
counssleiiess al the hoase Of one Of the insbiisSs,
where they bad stopped for the night. They were
commanded 70 surrender. but the coUa'erisiiers not
feeling IN ihat mood fred upoD the assailaDis, sad
wounded one Of them. The ball passed thsOngh his
shoulder and struck one his comrades above the eye
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