Litchfield enquirer., 1835-02-05

sNo MOaOSOhes.-ZaInon wddnan, the Post Mss. { ter at Danbury, and nOminn,ed member of CouRfess "dVerses his dead letters in newspaper pulished al Nor~aik' distance OI twenty 10 lweU,y-6ve miles frOra his office. Why all this, when a Wewspaper is published on the Opposiie side of the stree, I saad the politics" Post Master owns the paper ai NOrwalk. No monOp"lies, ge"ilemen.A- -9Grxford Rev.
 4 direct question and equiUOcdt rcpiy.-A fero- cio"s fellow, brought np the Boston Police for beat. ing rs wife, said in bullying ,U rhe witness who appeared against hm-.-'' was drudk or was sobev ---can ye tell that now I" Tine witness some ha, 1 frightened ny the threatening tone of the prsoner, s'"mmered out, "I don't know that yow were exactly drnnk, bu, yo" could neilhep stand ncr walk and fell c"wn Ionr times n five minulcs."
 No less than 2000 persona. who voted agains, ,hc whigs "' the las. eiecli"m md joined in t,e crusne oi the Jackson raerr of rich against Lhe poor i is supposed have condescended sce I aid from those very whigs d"rng the late arlemeas wcalher.- Voah Praisetoorthy Tuesday afternoon last, as five OF six young ladies, bplonging to Miss Drapsr's Seininarys were crossing the f0ot bridge leading to Imlay's Mill, they hrcame dizzy and could neither proceed ur reiurn.-l {, Ia this situation they remained some time, 1 until one nf them fell into the stream below, and was carried down hy its rapid current. Their cries fer relief reached the ears of Mas ter Charles E. Baacnck, son Of Chas. Bah 1 cock, Esq. lad l4 years of age, who had passed the bridge a few moments bpfnre ihem Seeing their pcrIous condition, he first plung- ed into the stream. swan to the young ladv l and rescued her from watery grave. He then took each of the young ladiess on the bridge, by the hand and conducted them a. cross in safety. Such 6rmness and intrepid. ity in lad is above all prase.-N. E. ReviesO.
 We ex,raci from Eew-York paper the puijoined notice Oi e Iifr death and character of the ale
 mahe Jcs~ph r. CO0ke, Of this village, tt may be acceptable tO luis numerous friends.
 Dr. Cock was descended from one of inc oldest and most respec'ahle families in Connecticut, aud at m early age gave promise of distinction and usefulness He gradaated slh honor Yale College, in 1927 and mmenred he sturdy of his profession n Bosion, in l829 Devo,ing Himself 10 study with singular assiu fly and enihusiasm his health became impaired, and in the Summer ofl83l, he embarked from this city for Havre, and travelling Europe visited the places of chief '"teres. in France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Portugal His correspondence on this tour with his American friends, discovers superiority fin,eiec, and discrimination, well as mind unusually inqus. tive of knowledge. and full of in.eres,. Return l ing in the summer of l832, with health greatly n- proved, he resumed his professional siudee, bu, al- few mouths, passed i" the circle of his immediate
 friends, thought prudent to spend the aTptoaching winter in more genial climate and visited the Wes, Indies, prOractng his return in the Spring hy short residence in Georgia md Souh Carolina He receiv. ed his medical degree al Boston, in 1885, and indulg- ing strong hopes that by residence in Southern cli
 mate he might be enabled in the enjoyment of healih
 io devote himself successfully life of usefulness, repaired 10 New-Orleans, where he entered upon the practice of hls proiesson under highly favorable cr- cuinstances, and drew around him circle of valua- ihe acQnaH,ances and warm friends. During the pns summer he was aaaaled by yellow laver and this followed by a return of his former pulmonary com. plaiits, under which, continuing 10 sink, he resolved
 nOtw iihsiadiRg lhe unfavOrRbe season of the year,
 o return al "nce to the bosom of his family friends and sailed fs0m this port the 29ih ul,imo. During
 the voyage he received the kindesi niioU hut such
 the progress of disease a, he sank under it, be-
 lore the y"SaRs G i gs sIfosg s, joying the affec.Onae assdHies 0GlDsd reaiives and
 rien'ia He hoped he peruil.ed Ut easl ,o die in
 eir arms; has t was otherwise ordered and, seeing
 hs he contemplated ihe agens hefore hil wish calm ness and aa t approached nearer gave sucl, itec. no1e ne lie deemed 0ecessarv, pToess rest a his
 hopes O eternity the merits and of h,s Lord and Saviour, aud now sleeps wih hisfathers. 1 His remains were taken 10 Litchfeld, and there committed in their last abode. So the strong ties of earth are severed, a.d the most valuable connections "I earth are dissolved. Neither the attachment 0t ir.ends ar their most sangui0e hopes, nor desire for life and usefulness, can plead exemption from deaih's inex xorable claims.
 Few young men have displayed such remarkable is. 'egriy of character and amahleness, combined with 60 much independence and energy of mind. In tho death of this excellent yoHDg an, thus taken awav in the morning ofle from ,i,e promise of erfnence and useialness sud the fond an,cipaions of numerous re.
 aiives and friends loss has been sustained which is deeply felt. and will oHg he remembered and lament. cd. His friends, however, have one cheering hope, l '' Death was hut the messenger of peace,
 l To cali hs soul to Heaven"
 Der 's ashes the warmesi friendship and affection weep, but what loss we may hope is is inner isirabie gain.-Com. '.s Hm ALS Hh.a.