Litchfield enquirer., 1834-03-27

New-YOrk. He Wns OHe OF the mOst distinguished me".Of this S,a,e-lOng member of Congress. Sen. a'or iO this State. aud Judge of she Supreme Court He was wise, upright and paasioc, welsAs learn ed. eloquent and able. We believe he frs intsOdu- Oed the canal prec, tn the egislaaare. md was its warm, ardent and sOccsssfu advOcaae-N. Y. D. Ado.
 GSHpO~der.-This article has produced great deaa Of pain, and put lhousaads out of it. The Wheeling Times recerds a novel of this deadly grain. which s really worth some attention. An in. dividSal of lhat town. while desperate under the tooah-ache, resolved the summary method Of bOw- ing up his refractory gredss. !. was an immense maslicatOr-hasug excavation equal iO extent, 10 the cavity of gun barrel. With the assistance of hs helpmate. he dried out the cavi,y-6lled with gOn-pOwder-pound im wad of cotton, and, wh
 red ho, kait,ing needle, sei are to lhe mine, when
 most tresaendsas expioson took place. The jaw bone was rent in twain; the offending tooth demolished. and with tt three others againss which there was no Ecanse ef ceWplGiNt. Tho Deer maa fuunsl hiassesg prUs,ratsd on the hooF, ssar Asssss havS iAg his face very marh burnt. Those disposed to Try tie remeys have the evideace of this case at ieas, that it will prose effeciual. Ehilad IpseR
 The rejection of the four old Government Direc- tors of the Bank of ihe United States by the Senate, s said, tn Washington. have exasperwied ,hs Pres- ] idens very much. So says the Alexandria Gazette. The adopted father Of Casper Haaser, Lord SSan- hops has offered reward of 5000 aorins lor the dis cOvery ofhe murderer of that unior,asaae young man.
 The brig Lady Adams, lately arrived at Eauimore from the Pacifc brought between $25O. 900 and $500. 900 in specie.
 Pot vs. keNk.-A letter from Washington, pub lished tn Philadelphia paper, eays:-" On Mooday, while Col. Webb, of the Courier and Enquirer, ca. !" the Senate chamber, Mir. Benton approached and endered his hand in the presenee of ladcs and the assembled Senate; Col. Webb calmly sbserved-" have not the honor of your acquaintance are you, cir p This insult was in return for some char ges made by Benton against Webb on the Hoor of the Senate. Benton has no, resented i,."-Bost. Gax.
 Governor Brea,hi.t died at Frankfort, tKy) on the lst, aud buried on tue following day, with every demonstration of respect for his personal and oAicia character. Lieutenant Governor Morehead will be the acting Governor uni. the expiration of the term for which Governor Breathitt was elected,
 Al the last session ofihe Indana Legislature, which was 90 long as to become somewhat tedious 10 several of the "back woods" members, motions were fre- queu,ly made for Aaal adjournment, and powerful arguments brought forward show the necessi- Y of the case. Some had got sired of talk others were plaunHg rackoon hunls," &Sc. At last one ol them who had been very clamorous tn the cause and had got considerable wrahy" at ihe majority. ,hsew himself apoA hs rsserssd Siehia. and iaformsd ahe Speaker that hs unanimous in favor of adjourn. Ing, and he sOOwld adjoUrasha his constituents want ed him to como home and help 10 catch muskras--and that he could make more moaey st that in one day than be coald in six weeks tn making aws and serve his constituents better; and hoped he might be shot fine stood it any Ionger."- Bridgeport Farmer. 4 Good Trap.-An attempt was made few hights since plunder the house of Mr. Stone on the Derby Turnpike. The thief gos into the house through the l window, into room occupied by Mi. S.ones dsugh. ter. whose screams alarmed the family before the an had opportunity possess himself of any property. | In jumping out of the window to escape, the man Knocked out stick of wood with which il was prop. ped up, and the sash elI and caught him by the foot
 He hung dangling by the window, unable to reach ibe ground support himself release his foot, un. s he secured by Mr. Stone, after frs. trying the mans hickory his seat of honor. Tins man is, we lbsIieve in jaiI.-N. Hapen Jour. t
 Saviags Banks are most excellent institutions l uey are UOs mmue tVs thc GSCu. ney AT0 evecteO exclusively for the poor. They aids to virtue. by saving small esrnings which otherwise mgh. be diss passd in iDdslsiDg lOies sqsandsred n strengthen ing the propensiliss io vice. Iti stated by commit
 tee in the House of Commons in England, that nc man was ever known to become pauper, who had deposited gsinsa in the Savings Bank.
 Jane c. Rider.-AD Interesting narrative of | all the circUmstances connected with the ease of Jane c. Rider, the Springfield SOmnam- bUlist. by Doct. l.. w. Belden, has been pub. lished by G. & c. Merriam. Springfield. It makes a smalt volume of lS4 pages. The accounts published in the Springfield papers 1 some months since in relation to this girl are fully cOnfinned. There has been DO imp0s- ture. 10 exaggeration. Her paroxysms con- tinued after she was removed to the LUnstic Hospital at Worcester. While her eyes were covered with white handkerchief folded 60 as to make 8 or 10 thick nssses, and the spaces below the bandage illed with strips Of black velvet. she read in book audibly and correct y, and learned tO play backgammon. and made such proficiency that she won the 9th game of DOct. Butler. an experienced player. She knew nothing of the game before. and after she awOke from the psrOxysnn. she Ob- served thst she never saw the game played. and on trial it was found thst she could nOt even set the men. DOct. BeldeB at Spring field and Doct. Woodward at Worcester were II