Litchfield enquirer., 1835-03-12


 Pleasing Death from Co7d.--The long continued action of snow cold on the animal frame is inevn- bic death, and that ot the pleasing kind At the first degree of languor is ie this succeeds an r. resstibe drowsiness, which f indulged in, is surely ia'a-ihe sufferer passing, without motion or pain, from the snnber of death, leaving the countcnance as calm and placid if the pulse of existence s vi. hra'ed through the frame, while voluntary muscular power was quiescent under the delightful enjoyment of profound repose. Those who feel the peasurate moments which intervene between the moments of consciousness and unconseiousness on approaching seep when nlisnct visions. and in,lescrhahle emo. ,ions experienced hy ,he guileess, may readily conceive the exquisite mode in which ,he soporiic in. anence of the frost soens the iron grasp of,he grim 'yrant--Martin's History fthe British Colonies,
 Old Comnecticm.--A couple of the finesi Oxen ever brought io our market, were driven im ihe last week by Col. Timothy Cowles, of Farmiogton, Conn. They weighed on the h"of 5490 pounds, and were sold 10 Henry Smith, of Fulton market, at abou, SlO per cwi The cn.lle were al,out eight years olh
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 PensiOna s.-The number of rc yolu,ionnry pension. CTS on the rolls Oi the War Department under the Act of 18th March, was. the 7th Nov. last 10 566 in. valid pensioners, 3940; pensioners under the Act of June-7,h, lS32 .97s. Total 42 4sd. Orreyolu,iou- ary pensioners there are known to have died during the year cning Nov. 7h 425; invalid pensioners @; pensioners under the Act ofl832, ,l20.-Jour Com. 7. Unjortwnate Occmryence.-Samuel J. Richardson, Esq. oi Frankfort, Ken,y, shot by John N. War. ing. oEUnion CO.,. two balls entered the abdomen of Mr. Richardson, who was not expected to recover.- The rencontre grew out of personal difficulty.
 Me!apchoiy Accident.-On the 25th uli. Lieutenant Waiter s. Chandler, m esmabe and intelligent off. in the U. s. army, left Mobile in small boat with a sergeant and four soldiers, for Fort Morgan, where he was stationed. The boa, was capsized in gale, about miles below the Choctaw Point lgh, house, and all board perished, except one sodier who cung to the bottom of the ,oat, and taken of,he following morning by Capt. Prior of the steam boat Waichman, from New Orlcans The name of the soldier saved is Clarke. Those in the boa, were Ser gean, Grant, and soldiers Wise, Finn and Stevens.
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 Mir. Homer. Of Boston, who has been for several days under trial in that city charge o poisoning large number of stage horses took poison on Wed- nesday morning and died in the course ofihe day. Mr. Homer wns B wealthy man, and has hitherto tained good character.
 The National Inelligencer copies the report from a NewYork paper, that dispositions had been made tha, Lawrence had been coseied with Mir. Poindexter, and adds the following remarks The editors o the National Inteiigenccr authorized say, that Mir. Poindexter in his life, his knowledge set eyes Richard Lawrence, nor knew of his existence, un. til he made acquainted with t by the of his assault Wpon the President
 Hydrephobia.-Mrs. Mary Pierce, aged ihiriy.sev- EN. Hartford, N. Y. died ofhydrophoba on Tuesday iass She was bitten on ,te 18th December last. by small dog belonging to her father. which, although known 10 be ailing, no, considered rabid.
 4 Debating Society "Dowa East" gre so discuss at sher next meeting the question whether !" any State has the right send te Senate of the United States, such man as Isaac Hilf'
 The King of Bavaria. the petty apiscrat and sub- servent tooi Of the Holy AIiance has forbidden ,o he circulated within his Base domiaion that immortal work of GoIdsmith-so pure in iss moral. 90 simple and affecting ia is parave-ihe Vicar of Wakefield! | Nep Marisgs CsyemOzy.-En Canterbury, N. H. by thsmseivss, Mr. Josiah Haines o Miss Polly Ames. This sacred rite was performed in the presence of . number of respectable frissds ia plain republican, maaasr. Standing face ,o face iS solemn asd 70. spee,abls possufs they rshsassed the marriage vows. declaring themselves maa and wife. wi.hous the aOr nal assistance of Clergyman. Ifsus is s lawGal r. Dses the civil Iaw recognize such marriage as 'his T A dasdy of fellow, whose eosn,esanes was ugly enough Co scare tho devil giving some Of hts sx- Fa aosTishss. Ia public hesse the other day, whoa observed hy Yaakse. wh" wslklng Up. asked him ii he dIda'' fall ia'ea brock whss hs yoaag. 'Why siF what ds yoa mean. yea Impsg.lnsas ssou1dso r. Why. dIda'' msaa no'hia. ony yOu'vs %. Sush Q" aI fired crooked msu'h, thought aS how you might c laII'd Ia sho bssok when you was bey, and yeuV mother husg yoa up by the moulh Co dsy.'