Litchfield enquirer., 1835-05-21

CsrioHs Phsnomenoa.---The Weekly Messenger tlndiana that Saturday. the 4ih inst. the boat Portsmouth was nscerding the Ohio Ri. CT iron, Louisville, large globe of re ,Ssing through the asoSphere, atghted te sight pole, and coa,aued snere fos . eopsdsrabie lime--shsi might beiws nnusuaiy dark gaze t a terrific ap pearapos. Tas officers. es-<s and par.engers were much alarmed; and the officers and crew, thinking it omnibus of some serious event, as she had been nnfortana,e boat, deserted her."
 Shocking Sttam6oas Accident.-Ws learn, verbally from passengers from the north, that Monday ping the 4h inst. the steamboat Advocate burst Der boiler while lying al Coeymans' Landing by which checking accden fourteen persons were injured sev- erai of thcm Aadly and tia two of them, lady and aasysaredead. swas thaashsras we understand. that some others woaIdd from the injuries they had ceived. The Advocate was recently bui tIs place, a"d was ra"ning between Casskill and Albany. Her boilers the m prov cd high pressure principle.
 Pougtkeepsis Eagle.
 Marriage--i nevcr knew n marriage expressly for money. ,ha, did noi end unlappily. Yet managing mothers and beartiess daughters continually play ing the same unlucky game. l believe that men more frequently marry for love than rwomen because they hase free choice. ] am afraid 10 conjecture how large a portion of women marry because they think they shall have better chance, and dread being dependa6t. Such marriages doubt, sometimes prove ,oerabiy comfortable, bat great number would be far happier single. I'll nay judge from my own Obssrvatiou of such matters. marrying for home is mos, ,ireseme way ofgetting liviog-Mrs. CbiI.
 Depiorabte Epent-Oa Sunday last. be,ween the Aoass of 10 and il o'clock A. M. opposite Donaldson wife, two valuable citizens. hends of families, and two .Fn. ll~ eidsnt. The Poarsbe family were crossing the river in large pirogue, reiurning tom church, when they weas p,st by the Steamer Beliast, coming down the river Mast imprudenty she people in the pirogue attempted cross ihe cpd pf the steamer, which, notwithstanding all ihe efforts which made on board to stop her hsadway, came ip eoaiaet with the s,irogue, and ran over it. n. Easimir Poarsine, and his brother Wlam together with child three years old, and young Mir. U Landry, sunk before any as- sis,ance could be rendered to them. Mrs. PoursIne, far advanced in the family way. saved, owing so her silk gown, which most happily supported her on ihe waves long enough to afford time for asssiance- The four negroes who rowed the pirogue more lucky than ther masters succeeded in saving their lives by clinging 10 ,hs ofshe pirogae-N Orleans pcper.
 HiskWay Robbey.-Aboul ten o'clock on Monday night. . lnunher merchant named Hial Edgerioa, ot Colesville. Broome county, New-York, was knocked down in Noble street Third, and robbed of his pocket book. eontasing fourteen hundred dollars u notes of the SehuylkAl and Penuiowash,p Banks He sas foaad by of the citizeas lying ssassses. and bleeding ihe pavement and taken to his lodg ings at tbe Third street Hal less than halfa square from the place of attack. His head very much
 y the hladgeoa of she rohber. and he was sunned nnd weakened as 10 De unable to give the alarm.- aasicai assistance promptly obtainsd, and he va ,n fair state of recovery yesserday-U. s. Gasstse. Melassboiy Aceideas--A distressi.g accident hap ucned aa Flsddam Neck, oa Taesdaylaa. Lacy Aaa dauahser of Me- Mrs. Gorden Andrewss while in Rane 6 Co.'S Factory. was caught iy1he arm iR the ma ehinery aad % injared that though swpusaiaoR ws' psElormed1 oa the following day death easued'