Litchfield enquirer., 1835-05-07

a gentleman who witnessed the battIe that during the exhibition Uf the Menagerie at NorwaIk Saturday last, an engagement took place i" of the cagesbe- tween leopard and the lion, of his room-ma'es, and before the keeper, who immediately entered the cage could separate the comba,an,s the lion was kill ed We did uor learn what led 10 misunderstanding between those play -nales, who appeared to be ex- lremey fond of each O,her the day previous during the hours of exhibiton in this place. The deceased was beautiful young animal, and va"ed at Sl, ,OOo | Stamford Sentinel.
 Shod require to Le we'll cooked, in order their true value. The comnion mode of brOiliag them on gridiron, which requires them to be iurned' makes them lose part of their juices, and renders them a- ble to he broken, 10 ds6gure their appearance. remedy fer this defective mode of cooking is to be found in the Shad roaster which consists of piece of thick onk board, having iron bars to hold the 6sh spread out upon , witI, the skin next the board--
 When thus prepared ite hnard is sto" Desore te hre where the ieh is thoroughly cooked without being turne retaining all is essence and preserving It's shape.--Pha. Gaxeite.
 l Comfort at the Corner.-" say Bob, where were you las, nigh,7" "Oh, in the old place, on tie corr oer." "H How long did you s,ay?' " From seve" iil uine-gorous fun; Jerc looked the gals out of coun- ,enanee, and then looked 'em in agn. Bill and wras,le, on the sidewalk Tom sot on the door step and whis,led; Harry, and Joe, and Burser, iormed line atros. the sidewalk, and turned all the white headed fogees out into the gutter. If that weren't nrime snort. then don't know. We're goin agin toe morrow night, and the night after, and Sunday night we're goin 10 hour sooner; and 1t every hody ina, goes ty don't know we're there, then there 0T"f ro black guards ia Saiem''-Saiem Gas.
 1 7" Taking the Adpantags."-" What capital fel- low you'd make to pick cherries!" said wag to man whose proboscs was shaped something like parrofsbill. "Why so" pad the other. "Because you could hook your nose o" lmb' and pick with 1 both hands,"
 The Massachusetts House of Representatives have decided hy vote of 39O 9, that it is nexpediens to reduce the number oftheir body.
 Dito-An honest farmer, rather ignorant of the ap- proved method of writing by abbreviaon, went 10 a certain store with which he did his trading. 10 make his annual settlement. On looking over he Occasion- ally found charges like the following: To b. tea' ito I 10. ditto." Not knowing the meaning Of the term ditto, he concluded ihe account incorrect, and posfed of home to inquire into the affair." "Wife, says he, ",his is pretty business; there is Mr. - bns charged ,iie with pounds and pounds Of ,hto.- Now. should like to know what you have dune with SO much ditto 2" "Duo, ditto replied the old lady,
 have never had pound of ditto in my house since ,he Lord." So hack went the farmer in high dudg' con that he should be charged with things he had nev CT received. "1iser, says he, '.sifa says she ney CT had pound ordttto the hoOse since the Lort The merchant explained the meaning Of the ,erm and i'm farrrer went home satisfied. On his return his wife inquired if he had iouad out what ditto meant "Yes Fun darned fool and your are ditto."
 Suicide of an Editor-The Editor of the Freder' ick tMd.) Ciiizea, Dr. s. l.. Keaha" shot himself
 through the had with pistol in lhe paior ot h'' boarding -house on Friday morning.
 . A Dog Story.-l.ast week large NewIounG'and dog, kept iu tan yard in the Northern Liberties had persuaded small dog to G,ay ~,.n h,,n ana ~m %m,,' was accidentally roedin,o an ocn tan '', 'n whc' the water quite deep, though did not renSh w
 in eighteen inche: of the edge ot the val . '', and the large dog could not reach him. some o' h
 vurk,nen saw the whole occurrence and is,t d,Spos ed to watch at distance the movemen'e oi the New (oundland dog. He ran r"und the vat |" great con
 then hasieped the building where the me" ha : been, hat they were not to he found. He the" "a
 hack and took another mourninl lnok ns hs n'e p'sy mate and then tried again for help. N"ne was to b had and matters were becoming desperate in the val
 The Newfoundland dog then seleccd a p'are at th
 edge of the va, where some oi lhe 1an aan been re moved and where the edge was not more aa 'EEi; Rim " inches above the water. He then The water
 selc oui and hrus, his fore feet down le '"I ". I h edv,ne himself along with care 90 as N", " "mer n . l,aauce and fall in himselE Thio WI. . "s ,n b nice calculation. the weight o1 'ne i' A, lenetl added ,o that of his head and sho"oers n;. mind
 he appeared ,o have adjn:sn ."e ," I;,'ie dog wi,
 He inca reached oui and tnok 'he "u'o s s...,-, u
 s,ronv srip in his (nre paws, anu ue"~ks Oser h,
 "nrss 1o r;se up with that wsi"bAck with gree: .i !. sd1e n inc n h.-suerAble exerIiOn, srrs~eded 'f . SIs. .a .. -drowWed dog in safsss--aod great ant
 "cere was the joy msniles,sd y both a"na's a' the fortunate deliverance.-O. s. Gas.
 Rns Prephss.-lt is most probable that Matthias afer the expiration of his term of imprisonment a West Chester, will be tried indictment which now rests against him tn this city, for obtaining T ey hy false pve,eDces from Benjamin H. Folger.-- Sould this be the case, hs reverence may yet have Ia chance io iearn the "art, trade, and mys,ery' O stone cutting under the tuition of some able teacher a. one of our pul,c instilutioas.-N. r. Trans. n
 The Bal,imore Chronicle says, |" on good authori' iy," ,ha, the decap.aied head of the 6gure head O the Constitution, is in possession ofthe Secrela " oflhe Navy, iN,o whose hands it delivered by Capt. Dewey-the decspisafer.
 The Prospees B.fovs ss.-We believe that the cleo.
 oas now ia progress will tend concentrate opposi. ton io Mr. Van Barea on . single candidate; aad as there is 10 hope of defeating his eIec,iOa and the
 loss of Connec,icu, aud Rhode Islaad wosld leave Mr Webs,ers friends without spology for coniinaing Ihim in the Red, much as would regret such . sui we cannot but see, that a this it wi he favora- ble to the Republican cause. We have always said En~lanA ~~nnne ramiaa annW CT. She vmlda