Litchfield enquirer., 1835-09-03

no peraon was seriously Injured. ~ Among the articles thfOwns was | cask Ofl
 old copper. weighing between three and -Four
 hundred pounds, which was thrown upon the
 roof of Hsrtshorn and Elise store. four story bailding -hfssking hole in the roof Al
 plank. 2 feet long and inches thick. was thrown upon the roof of the Telegraph ob-
 seFvatOry--a distance of about 400 feet.-i Smaller miscpIlanies, including not a few On-
 ions. took longer fights-and oOe or two
 casks of copper, which did not receive s0 much impetus, were regularly discharged, reaching the wharf only. The glass o1 Cen tral wharf, Ss far down as the arch, India street and lower part Of Milk and CustUm- House streets. was almost all -br0kRn--ab61t
 goo panes we're broken in India wharf-ahd
 even on Long wharf some slight damage was dune to the windows. 5al gt d.vogd has ni 2re9 l l0i Fair warning was given to Interpretations by
 the dread explosion Of the saltpFtre--conse-
 queRtly peOpleewere aPnt, t,o of .harn's, way be-
 tOre,ths last great explosion, which did not take place till about 20 minutes after the first l was discovered. As it was low tide, the yes sels could not haul out of the way, but the l same cifcuti,stance iessened the mischief" as
 the rail of the Sarah was faf beiow'''t tie cap iisill10f' the awharf. Atd much wasdthroWfi into
 theldOck, which would sOtlferwise have done execution Un inc wharf, The crew of the Grerkl vrssel were particularly noted fnnahe
 activity and gprGsence of ,mnd,s with which
 they united with other sailors, in, stripping
 cOnigu0us vessels of their sails, &c.s, Per
 sons ipterested, maintain that, there was no l powder. on board. It is impossible to. esti-
 mate precisely the amount of damage. The
 glass alone has been stated at. probably Sl5,-
 900. gentleman passing down on the north side of Central Wharf iiad the skirts If his coat t6tnIrom him by fragment 6fa spar, which came over the building cuttingt thetD as square aspthe knife of s9pickpocktt could
 have done, and almost as tenderiy s,for the
 blow awas not felt. The vessel was Ownrdby
 ther Captain. Mir. Grisw old paand was a i've IhlEds tnsurea.iaa sis had 9t4,taa saf fssa gaay ggtg ssa a4ts,Scsge d ------' dl,t.tts ,f,y, ,sa
 George B. llock.-huch sympathy was recently excited in the community by ,flIe supposed fate of this indiyi idual, whose disap-
 pearance has given rise tO various s0r0iists..
 He was a clerk ih fhe respectable house ofE Baker S Ca. and tis general conduct for 'its tegrity were sneli as 10 gain qhe banIimited confidence of his empl6yersss He was ai1 1mlem- her of the RFx!mNfrs Stone church, an Ac- iiyesand zsah,ls aleaders in all religious ssnd
 eharitable undeftakingss and 8 teacher in the Sunday school. Heawas, treated hy bMessrs. Baker S. Co. rathss as one of the firm. than as all ordinary stipendiary of ths establish ment. He was Aall, accurate acc9nntant., and an able clerk, t happened that Mir. Baker ll having M Mrsce6tly returned from Europe, entsf- Cd fhs counting room, md fsaossisd !s ssss
 the trial balance of the last mouth and hay ing exan5ined it, and expressed his stirpfise at the amount of the hills pay able, M-:.9 Pol lock insisted upon, it, that was correct; and MT. Baker having other affairs to attended to. and feposing implicit faith in tie 'hol'es ty of his cierk. ,drpppedsthe examination nn-
 ~ more convenient 4seas0n. Mr., Pollock was never seen at lhe Store atrer ttIisA sD.s,s. 1 satidn.'3 His hat was subsequently found floating upon the wateF \ ith ia piece 0e an
 India rubbssabOttleSat tiaehetf te its The hor-
 rOrssof "a gaiity and dstrnstful ro1scienca
 sAemi;t to have drivensbinnit9ty escape frOm|
 threaianed fcenyictioU; aad., the FunexpectedI
 Tetgrn of Mr., Baker from E1repe, together
 with hls reqnest tp look al the trial balance,
 'seie to him substantial proofs of his employ ers' sdspicions against him. 'ts" sso'F ins'
 n has appeared. gp6h al, exaihinatiof off the books df the concern. that Pollock has been carryingSOD his deifssdations for some ] three yeasss yet socingenious has sebeefig his l mode of keeping the aceounts, sud seri greas the misplaced eOOfidencel of Messrs. Baker & ! G0.t that he has herst0lore pot only. escaped ! dsteetion. hut suspicion as adefaulter,s They ] now diseoysr that in the year 1882, the "
 mount ofhis deialcations V was Si ,OO0 ;sif 1858, S2.g00; and that his siibseq queHt aGstfactiOhsj iIave been snficient tD make viits. iH SIl, the sum of $7,4o0. WE p6blishs an, snresrrsStl ! statement of f5these transactions, bothtOn acr count of the hypecfi,iealscharaclerto the per Peitnt9rs lagd becauss We do not, helieyg thatl hn. has mads way with, himself but ,abscopd- ep tf' some oshsrfrrt of the copptry io Irs:. bis system qf fraud q and , dsespiloh g, -Ipjqm2 hGii faG ,la--1ag ai 0i fmaaa Ian The ChaFlestoh' papers contain m acnonni of a transaction insthat city on Friday of last week, which adds. one mors item tD the glisi 4f lawless. and s.oNtragvQps eccprrepces, of which the cppptry has had such numerous examples. within q few weeks past. A, man (named Woody suspected of having been receiver of goods stolen by sl,ves,l had, .it I seems. been warned f0 'leaye the city but ndt iihviiAg done sS, he was first WhipBed tsv entS 'lashes, and then aftef being sssippetJ seoses- ing iof far audlcotton ssseslswas laid upon him from head tphfoot and iaitert being made lto
 walk sihtengh sevaral stfsets, he, was finally
 lodged ,lp igaoL.s And tits added, that seyeEall clslzeHa sCere present, Qad cOgnfe,an- 9ced the FaHSrctio1. Az things 70 on it Willi be but d short time before the ssecuriiy & ffkel laws will be destr6yed. and inc people f0f the Uaited Ststes will be left entirely lHutOtectedi against . yiodtctiseAnd liCenaiOus spirit of bar
 hasisan.-. N! Fl Adeeffiser.sa aas sssls ragi6 ~s ssc.E Is9is, fs silt--e-gsSA ssaS1bg stlb as Aan.nsA ns ssA. .ea s1