Litchfield enquirer., 1835-01-01
THE ENQUTRER.
LITCRFIELD, JAN. |, 1898.

OSeBoueB cd from each iowa is not sufficiently ISrge: ihs, dou oIe'the Oumber Ut least ought to be appOi6ted-and such appoisted SC would be cure to attend- Let great meeting be held. and m impulse wifl go forth wlCh would he revefberated from every hiIsop and valley throughout ihe state. Tbe Jaekso0men Sti cslctlae SpOn the snpiueness of the Whigs. We trust and believe they will be dsappOinied-,hat eve- ry ~hig will be at his pos prepared give the enemy such reception and such an overthrow as they will not readily forget But to do this, must have con- cert of ofacion--concert ai the begiDniug-and such ticket as will rally the freeman man.
 We.would therefore second the suggestion made l,y some Of our whig hrchres, ihat the member of dele gates from each be Ct least doubled from ,ha, t'roposed by the State Central Committee.
 Nep- York Mir,Or.-The last weeks number of this excellent miscellany is eul,e!lished with a beautiful see plate engraving-a view of the headquarters of Gea. Washington. near Newl,nrgh, in the revoluon- srywar The building is an ancient Dutch edifce, bBi fhe seeUery around h. the Highlands a0d the ole Hadsop and he vessels floating upon like specke fo the dim distance render this picture one of the most superb which the editote of this popular work have produced. We still fearful that the Mirror s not properly appreciated by fair readers in this county. It woald afford pleasure 10 forward oftheir names fo the publishers, with the wherewith, tonsy $l per year.)
 EasC Sclooi-We learn by the last Norwich Couri- tfa, the Hon. J. w. Hunting,on has become n.so- ca'ed with Henry Strong Esq. in inc establishment of law schnoi at that place.
 The body of Mir. John Boldscin was forud dead in 
 day morning ass aud within only egh, or len rods of his ow" house. jury of inquest forthwith call ed, who after examination of witnesses returned verdict that "he came to his death by freezing in s,ae of iaoxica,ian" Mr. R. was 70 years of age.- He had been called into the County Court the afer- uoon previous ao testify a witness While the ha he drank some liquor two three places; and when diarovered. broken bottle was found in his pocket, which had heen filed with brandy the after noon before. He Inst secn alive at a neiehbor's house about o'clock on Thursday evening.
 MMrder-We understand that on Saturday the 20tl of las, month, as two three persons engaged ]" quarrel in Sh field, tsiass.) the father of nf tie parties tMr. ColIins) drove up in wagon, and attempted to prevent further quarreng by his son. Upon this a by-stander twho no doubt professed a ] a struck him upon the head-he fell and almost immp- distely expired. The murderer was spprehe nded, Monday examined, and has since been committed to the jail in Lenox. His name ie Coe Beaver. We i~arH further that three ofihe persons engaged In the quarrel Eere lees under the influence of ardent spirits: "Three quarters of the murders and wreichedness and crime which ai;ct land are directly ot indirectly produced by this ieest of all Amies, strong drink.''
 Diaboiicai Ontragr.-Wi:hin the las, few days we have had numerous rnmors of an attempt at the com misson of crime o5 the daslardy character in Ameaia. in neighhoring c"uniy ci Duchess which have now become amply confirmed. I, appears tha, inst spring, Mir. Abiah Palmer, aged, respectable, and wealthy gentleman, twhO had formerly been ried. bat hsd chiItreO,l married young widow, the niece ot his former wife ha, in the month ot De- ,ober the old gen,lemas ded leaving his young wife encieme; thai he made his wi and left his property in such sfnati0n that the child might inherit it, or in case the no,her shou survive the child the properly should vest ia her sntil her decAase. when il should descend to some collateral heirs. Under these cir cuusancee in order possess hmseif of portion of the estate would that of these collateral heirs, young about 9 years oId Damed ChGries Paimer, nephew conceived the base pGrposc of de- sroying the life of the lady, and with her also the fn ture heir. Accordingly. as is believed. on Tuesday evening the 23d inst. between and o'clock, he pre- pared himself with gun loaded with heavy charge of beck shot-went Io the hOsse-and as the woma" was siiag before the 6res lwish daughter ny for mer masviage each side of her. and brother recli nisg on ehair directly under the naer window, dis charged it ihroosk the wiadow al her head; bat as there @iadcws to 20 through. It is supposed she charge glanced np. and only one shot grazed the top of her head Her ioag hair raised by hey cap aad eomb above her head, and nearly the whole of i, was cut of by the sto,one shot lodged among i's- Suspicious seuled upon young Palmer the per- pesraior ot the act. Tracks of stocking feet in the snew were traced abOa, half mile, where he put his 6ools thea boot tracks, both of wich correspond ed wiah those of Palmer: bnck shot similar to those suuad in tle room were also found upon him; and gun of the same stamp ihe mark ofone made in the snow where the person had fallen in his retreat from shs house. These circamsiances. wi;h some others. 6xed saspicion strongly spon Palmer, that he was next day arresed. and after very full investigation, cen, to Posghkeepsie and committed prison to await his trial. The elder Palmer left estate worth 60 or 70 900 dollars. Surely " ihe love of money is the rosi of" much "evil.'
 Al the term Of the County Court for Hartford coun- ty which closed last week. Carlton Webb. Wm. Ma