Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-12
GENERAL SUMMARY.

,4..eh. . NENENAA SUMMARY f... sH- 4
Lang Lite.-A Norfolk paper mentions the death OF
Phillis Wake, a black woman, who was horn in
Straw berry Paine, in Princess Ann county VA in the
year $780, and consequently tie time Of her DEATH
was in the one hundred and fifteenth year Of her age.
She was The mother Of ,wen,y-nne Children and her
descendants are aiaos, innndaerabe. .. ...,. .ra
Census Of T'roy.-The population of that city, on
the let Of July last, was 1891. The population Of
Troy at the date in 1880, Eve years since, WINS
1856. The statement exhhiis during the brief pc.
Rod Of five years, the astonishing increase Of
ass! The ratio Of increase since 1880, has been al
tho rate Of nearly 40 per cent. fa"rT H4s VI
We learU THAT shortly after the sieamboa, Swan iefi
tie wharf New-York Saturday with her passen-
gers Tor Philadelphia, there demand for rne,li.
cal gentleman, and before The boat arrived Eliza
behtown Point, the ladies' cabin showed an inrreas.
ed vote, as the politicians say.--Phiad. u s. Chs.
We see ny the Portsmouth Journal. that Slr. Will
lam Snson, Of that town. has raised squash in his
garden The present seasOu hich weighs TIC posnds.
I, measured $40 feet in circumference. and sold in
Boston ior Eve dollars. What a smnsher!
There was parade and dinner given 10 the Hon.
Hugh l.. White, at Nashville, tho 8sh inst. The
editor Of the Republicans says, cit was the greatest
fayeue."' 90 ,,arsa .f .a,.s@ F"f s' ..-~
II is stated in Postscript to slip from the Utica
Wing Oice, tia, the materials Of the "Etandard and
Democrat" an Abolition land Van Buren) paper
were hrown on, OF The windows into the street, at
o'clock o" Wednesday evening. ss,I.t. 4 @, @.
The New.York Mercantile Advertiser states thu.
George Thompson, the Aboonist, sailed from that
port on Friday afiernooh in the ship HiIah, for Liv
erpool. We hope this s,aiemen. is true.
THE Providence journal states that II was currently
reported at Newport ON Wednesday, that Duiee j..
Pearce has had i,s Offer of the appointment Of Minis
,er 10 Spnin. ~ aa1.g Vs. " ~ Fa sso'# att
Hrzekiah Miles. ,he well known political economist,
in the of remarks the present state Of
the rarr~ucy, sage. that after the 81 Of March, 1886,
brokers chops will be opened for the sale Of U. STATES
bank notes. at rates above par, though paid for even
in gold! 's rssrts5 - f' s7Hjg"7t SaI -~.f@tt ~
Yesterday ahou, noon, while Opposite Plaauemine.
the steamer BooRslick. collapsed a.6ne as both ends.
killing Capt. Lake, and the FIRST engineer, and scaId-
ing 10 or 10 Others some Of them severely. The B.
was towsd 70 the city this morning by the steamer
Lewis Cass.-N. OrlsGas Courier. '' :"
| Official Bseviey.-The following speech was deliy.
cred by the Governor Of Barbados, in opening the
session Of the house Of assembly - Proceed to your
duties. genssmen; have no observation 20 offer on
ANY subject whaiever! asas,.ta. n a.,s sg .als.2
Marx Winslow. the ssicide eounierGeiter, was q
brother to the notorious Mrs. Chapmaa. ,. e.
! an 0sfrsge Of she extraordinary character,
wascommiued West Springfield Macs. on the roth.
Mr. Aaron Days daughters the eldest aged ahoos
- years. went bed usual in lover room in the
front part ofthe house. very accessible loG the street,
The parents slept in the back part Of the houss. A
bon, ~ o'clock the girls room entered. and the
eldes. iakea from the bed in sound sleep. She did
not awake dill the fellow had carried her out Of she
HOUSE, when she Isund herself 10 hin arms and raised
cry Of alarm. lie spoke 10 her in sOoihise mas
ner and charged her be silent. Bat she cried mUr-
der. whss he grspplsd her shsOas and nsary sSaag-
led her. Mr. Day by this Tins was aiarmed. came
oss and ssw bic DESIGNER approsehias him. she bsag
abons Two rods dissaas ie@ the heuse. d. Dsy ssw
the villain 90 away. and might probably have caagh.
him. had he not bsea eseEossed with the ef bis
| GriRh,ssed cad almos, sssaagled daughter TIE Do.
lec.msa Of the tsws have offered reward q $500
Cor the de.sesioa Of tho sillaln.-M Y. Ssm.
Dusl.-Ths PssvIdsses JouVaaI Of yesterday says.
-" We learn the. duel was lsaeht IL smIlhGsld
yss,svaay mosslas. near eeass ps"d, By two sfesss
ofihe Nsvy-oae Liss,sasai. Sad The ether Sail.
isg.hiasiss-who arrived 10 The sssm.bsai the Diehi
before from Nsw.YsFk. Roth wsFe wounded. one
ssvssly Bsss che essls. asd Ihe s1hsT s hs thigh
We hsVs cot hoard IhsIV samss."