Litchfield enquirer., 1835-03-05
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 other panic where they will be left to pluck up their drowned honor by the locks" "O," they will say, as they sQuint through their battered eyes and rub their smarting shOulders-" Egad won't we give i. lem neat year ?'-N Hau. Pat.
 Sudden De0th.-The Rev. Joseph Sanford died in his pew in the Methodist Church in Green street, few minutes after taking his Sunday morning. He walked to the ChUrch in company with his wife, to whom he had been married but two weeks, from his residence tn Mulberry near Beecker street, and while the way complained of some slight indisposi- tion. He noticed in kneeling posture in his pew, and afer snppIicaiion his God, and fell back Iifeless his seat.-N. y. paper. .,.
 Dauy CtOcketrs Last.--The Colonel was present at the splendid route lately given by General Green, a. Washington and was induced to dance, or rather to attempt to dance, in quadrille. The figure was in- trica:e, and the Colonel got off the trai Turning to his parsner-a laughing fan.Ioving gir-he apologi- zed for his error and remarked wi;h characteristic droery of expression that he wasnt much educated in dancing, although he could stand Up 10 the plain work mighty perpendicular, but" continued he, when you come to put in the scientific cks, squat"
 Boston 1ranscript.
 Poisoning q WeN-This atrocious and peculiarly savage method of destroying human life, was attempts ed in Bedding. Fairfield CO.,, on Monday the 2d iast The family of Moses HubbeII. taken sick on par- taking of their usual beverage of coffee in the ing 10 such degree to excite the most serious al, prche nsons for their safety; and sending for their physician, Doctor Perry, who from the nature of the symptoms exhibited in the fmily, led to suspect the cause, large quantity of arsenic sound unds- solved in a bucket attached to the well. There were three persons, we informed, in the family, who were poisoned; on whoG from the large quantity ken it produced 9''"ii'"g; nl probably, to this cir cumstauce, their escape may be attributed.
 A petition has been offered to Congress for the e. recon of suitable monument the remains Of the unfortunate Captain Hale, of Coventry, G., who shared the fate of Major Andre, during the revolution ary nation canno, better employ it's superAu. wealth, than in honoring departed worth and pat, rio,ism. Such monuments while they repay debt of gratitude the dead, impar noble lesson of pariot- ism to the living.
 4 Fish Story.--W. ipformed that on Tuesday or "Wednesday last i4 sx,. ., rock and perch v<re caught a. the head 1arnega, Bay, N. J. 40,O0o lbs. caught a, one haul. This is rather tough s,ory but from the character orour informants we were con- strained to give it credence.-Pha. Gas.
 British Wesieyan Missionary Society.-The receipts Of this Society the past year, were tro Hundred and org thyee fhouson6 fOar Hundred and sirtee1 oars.
 Murder.-A man named Peter c. Crime, of the town or Mioisink in this county, ~as committed ,o jail in this village last evening. for the murder of his wife. Ruth Crime. The murder committed on We'd nesday night, and Crime was apprehended and under went an examination before Judge Iialock yesterday afternoon. A number of witnesses sworn, among them son and daughter of the prisoner, the former ten and the latter twelve years ofage. From the evil dence h appears tlat the death of Mrs. Crime ef- fected by blows and kicks inflicted by her brutal hus band, while in state of Orange CO., De- m0crat.
 Mir. Homer, of Boston. who has been for several days uDder trai in tha, city, charge,of poisoning large number of horses, took poison on "Wednesday morning, and died in the ofthe day. Mir. Ho- mer was wealthy man, and has hitherto sustained a good character.
 Quick Match-Says 1 "Sukeyr r and I winked. Says she, "Why, John!" "Bu,," says l, !" 1 don't mean something. Sukey." "1 The deuce, John, you don't, wha, do you mean?' II mean to ask if you will have me. There dang it, it's all at fast. '- " Have you yes, John. and will be glad tdo," says Sukey; and started off and had the knot tied bout the quickest and if diin't feel kinder funny, thenI hope may he shoL-Yankee.
 Dre1dful Accident-We were informed yesterday morning of most melancholy accident that occurred on Thursday afternoon, in East Haven. on the road leading to Meriden, by which intelligent and wor- thy has, by this time probably. been deprived of his existence. The person injured was Mr. Matthew Foster, ofMerden. He had been attending Court for several days past as Juryman and on Thursday af- ,ernoon started for his home in a wagon drawn ny high spirited horse. Before he reached the Meriden road, he perceived irregulari,y in ihe harness, and while he was attempting adjust is, the horse plunged forward, and mr. F. dashed the ground. The back of his head struck upon stone with such force as to break it in most shocking manner. Mr. F. is about 50 years of age, aud has family. Neto- HapeR Pal. ! Death of Gen. RompfOn.-Genera Wade Hamp- tOn of South Carolina died his residence, in COlum bia. on the 4th inst, n the 8ls, year ofhs age. Gel" Hamilton served with great gallany i" the war oi ie revolution and though thea q mere youth, was, with one or more of his brothers. distinguished in the parti san warfare under Marion and Sumter. tn South Car olina. During the late war with Great Britain he commanded brigade on the northern frontier. He was one of the wealhiesi men, not e wealihiesi, n the whole Southern couutry.-.N r. Conr.
 l Free Aduerfisiag.-There is DO class of men who are called upon to do much in the way of chHrity and hose charity u 90 little appreciated publishers