Litchfield enquirer., 1835-08-20
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 Fhe meNagsrie Of New York lost another Rl;noce. Foa' which died suddenly: and ia irHveiIing one o the Bengal tigers got oar and mounae the top or 6e cage, and they were obliged to shoot him, f9 Y
 An extensive ganbling conspiracy, i, is said by the Naichez Courier, is in existence through the whole s"nhern couniry-consistag of an organized band oi bacslcga, not less than 4or 500in number.
 The amour, of money received at the land office in Chicago Tor land sold from the 2srh May to the close of'he sale in June was over 500, of which sbou, 35O0 wasfor tue laads sold a. auction, an, the ,a aSce under the pre-emp,ion act. g-.y 4S. lna
 ! A p"blic meeting was held ia New.Orlea on the llth of July, to take measures respecting the arrival ofthe acaadOned persons from Nachea and Vcks sbure James Caldwell, was ia the chair. Another large meeting was held in another part of the city on the following day for the same purpose The resolutions disapProved of violent measures and pledged to the Mayor the service the citizens present to ad m in putting down gambling eslablshments.gg gg d ...si
 Sasctde.-Mrs. Joanna Badgley, oi Chatham, N. J. "ged 85, WIS io"nd banging n hara near pev resi-. dcnce on the 22d inst having been insga,cd to sui- eide, it is supposed. by domestic troubles. thf"a
 a radisi' weighing The. and 2 ounces, measuring 26 inches i" length and l5.2 in circumference, has been sen, to the editor of the St. Louis Republican s. relish for his breakfast It from the garden of Mr. David Haymaker, in Illinois. '5
 The late Chief Justice Marshall was the 6rst to np- ply to Gen. Washington the memorable words, First in war; first n peace, first in fe hearts of his country. men," In December, l799. when the deaih oi Wash iason was announced to Congress, Mr. Marshall af ter pronouncing a nobe eUlogy on Washing ,on--a euogy as worthy of is author as of the adieci of it. offered this resoluiion--ihat committee in coniunc- tion wi'hthe Senate, he appointed to consider the mos, suitable manner ofpaying honor to the memory ofthe man, scho rss in War, ra in Peace, and first in the hearts cf fhis copt,ymen. ....,.,t...,
 Heat Lghtning.-A writer in the Boston Cen,inel writes 10 prove that heat lightning s only thunder shower al distance, aad argues the matter as if i, were a discovery. We have frequently lsays the Ksnnebec Journal explained the same thing to chd- ren and young persons, supposiUg the matter sufficient, ly obs"Os to every mature and observing mod. The Hash of lightning in the evening may be seen for n hundred miles or more, whereas, the cloud from which proceeds ca" he scarcely half that dis 'ance, aud the noise Of the explosion not over tenth
 part of tha. distance. Generally however, when this heat lightning as IL is called seen, the skir. of the cloud where the shower can be seen in tue horizon by looking closely in ihe direction of the flash.
 NeO- Haren and Ha,sford RaI Road.-The New Haven Herald says" The result of the subscription 'o the stock of this Company hss exceeded ,he ex- pecia,ions ofis warmea, friends. The whole amount authorized to be raised for ,he completion the work has been subscribed nearly Eve times over. In this city the subscribed exceeded Si 5OO, 900 Hartford, we lsarn, nearly the same amount was taken, and at NewYork the subscsip,ion amounted to $2,734. .40o-makDg. at the lowest estimate, grand aggregate of fve millions seven hundred and ihiry four thousand four hundred dollars. We know no, what will be pursned in ihs distribution of the stock, hut satisfied that the Commissioners will ex. ercise their best judgment for the interest of all com ceraed. 4.. s...t fr..0.s .:
 Outrageous Cenducf.-About eigh, o'clock, las. eyeaing, as tue steam boat Ohio. Gom Albany, was coming 10 at the wharf st Catski. . mob of nearly 900 persons commenced throwing shower of heavy slones at the boat falling among the passesgers, wosndag, bruising, and eriousy njaring many per. board aud such an extent was this ouirage carried that the agent compelled to slip the cable, ofthe Ohio, and get of without landing the mail o' passengers. It appears to have been . concerted novenen,, owing to quarrel which had occurred the day previous, between resident of CaiskilI. and some ol the hands oftbe boat; bui this mode of re- dressing .he quarrel by endaSgerng inc lives of pas seagers aad inaoceR, Persons, s % outrageous, ha nness the public authorities take up ahe mass, pas sengsrs are aOs safe is landing at ihai place.
 L. .7sTntaa ?. gesgs ssf tss ., ~. Y.paper. John P. Helfeasien, m Ohio Jackson, maa, hal been appointed Register of LAad Oiies ia tha State, in she place off, B. Van Horse, smother Sack
 son mAn, removed. When the hogs faIl to devourinl each other. there must be music in ihe siy re aE5 es.g alIH isHr f s' at@g Rreatics. The body of man was found on the Masiawamkes river, Maine, the 18th ine. ls,sr of io,sodec ion was found uron him, addressed ao AIv. Dimnoek ofS,. Andrews, by which it appears hs same was A H. Brainard Esq. of Saltwater sad ,hs. be vas o, his way ,o purchase iaads. There are slropg suspi cioas iha. he had been robbed asd murdered.
 4 fact for Gsoisgias.-Severald days ago, the work
 nss engaged ip gsi,iag ou, siOas a, sr Deiiess farm
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