Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-08-28
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The grave OF Mrs. C"mleNt Camp, buried more than
SO years ago, at Middleown, Con, WAS lately opened
Tor tue purpose OF removing the remains. The grave
clothes were found to be but little dscayed-,he teeth
and bones were in perfect saate.-N. -Iopem Pal,
o" Thursday afternoon Haverhiu was visited by
severe storm Of hail and rain. Extensive damage was
done to Windows. la some instances between two
and three hundred squares Of glass were bruken in
single house.
Satmo" Falls F!rs.-The accoun,s Of the des,ruc.
ito" by fire oi,he extensive wooes factory a, Salmon
Falls are truly distressing. The Mil was in full on.
era''o" at the lime and rapid was the progress Of
the aames tia, many Of the girls at work 10 the upper
rooms, could not escape by the stairway, and macy
that did escape had rush through the flames One
was driven by the smoke and Gre from room to room
till she reached the roof where she held on by her
hands, until compelled the heat to Ia, Co. when che
fell to the ground and injued az 10 cause her
death the same eve"ing Two other girls were burn,
to death. Several Of the girls jumped from the fourth
story, and were badly hurt tina, they will no, proba
bly, recover. Many of,hem hung from the windows
in The fourth story until ladders could he brought 10
their nid.-Bos Trav.
Gen. Joe Smith, the Mormon Chief with his fol.
lowers, have returned to their old head quarters Ge.
""ga co. Ohio. After having dragged his men nearly
900 miles, he now declares, is said the only cause
Of his marching his army to the Missouri was Cor the
purpose Of carrying supplies apd money to bis bre,h
rem in that state.
Horr'd Mwder.-Mr. job" Gapde. Senior, a bigh-
respectable citizen Of the county Of Powha,an, was
lou"o cead 10 bic bed Oh the morng Of Sunday, the
10Th -ips.an hs body most hofsss.y saaasled with
pole axe, aud circumstaoces leading strongly the
conviction, that his 500, Dr.. T6Ss r oods, rerpe.
'ra'ed the horrd deed, in ct omen,nI dersnge
he was forthwith committed 10 1aii by the corooer.-
The deceased was in the nineeib year Of bis aae. an
honest man, and soldier Of The Revelation.
A severe gust was experienced in Leeshurg, va.
and ito vicinity, Saturday motning last. The light.
ming struck 10 several pacesk illing three horses on
Raspberry Plain, several pgs abe edge Of tho town,
injuring corn house, go. The horses that fell vic.
tins to the electric fluid this OCCASION were, we
understood, in the immediate vicinity Of tree, which
remained uninjsred, presenting 10 themselves more
attractive point The philosophy Of this, and similar
facts, mig probably admit Of usefu investigation.
Leesturg Va) Gasetts.
and naturally remarked by The Raleigh IN. C.) Reg.
lister. that Lafayette died the Anniversary Of the
FIRST Declaration Of Independeacs, the 2Olh vt May be-
ing the day on which North Carolina declared herseI
Independent; and that too, il 10 curious observe,
language almost idenlica with that used afterwards b,
Mr.. Jefferson, j" drawing opthe Declaration Of ,he
Onned Colonies II 10 we'll observed, further, by the
same paper, that u 10 very striking coincidence tina
Adams, Jefferson, and Monroe, should have died on
the Anniversary Of the General Declaration of our
cOuntrys Independence, and Lafayette on .ha, Of the
| original one.-NesO- York Courier.
Al Mechancsburg, PsBn., q most awful scene, the
effect Of stroke ofIigbnng, was lately exhibited al,
the house Of Mr.. POorman ofibat village. Il appears
the family were sitting together in q room when the
house was struck and par OF the Ruid entering the
room, struck his daughter. aged g. and son, a,ou,
IL, and deprived them instantly Of life. They were
sitting very near each other when stsUck and 90 i'm.
mediate their death that they moved not from their
seals, bot retained their posieH 10 their chairs the
head Of the young man rseiaipg the shoulder Of
the sister. The unfortunate sseuI had cast o gloon
the whole village. TIE bodes wefs inferred 10
one grave, aod were followed by q number whose
| cOsRtensRees spoke their sorrow.
The Mal Robbers taken.-We are pleased TO learn
by letter jus. received from ts Postmaster at Cum
berland, Nd that four Perso0s have been arrested for
the attempt rob the great western mail near
that pIace one Of whom she driver ssys he s able 70
identify one Of the two who made the attack The
Postmaster adds, that is supposed there 10 gang Of
them scattered ibrODgb bout this Observation-Disclosures
A tavern keeper whose house was infested with
rats. resolved to try the experiment Of treating them
with glass ofgrog.' He prepared a pan Of molas-
ses and rum. and placed ID 10 HE cellar. Yhe mex,
morning he iou"d fourteen Of her rsships 90 essen.
TALLY corned, ss TO be enable 10 move.
Edpis FSvrsa.-Is 10 stated that Mr. FOrrss. has q.
~assed GorsuOe Of elOO.OOO By his performance o..
the stage. Il will be TecoIecisd that he commenced
his bsiefbut brilliant career o"ly few years ago.
pennyie's and ai~o., O"frisSdsd boy. (Heisby trade
q prinser.l