Litchfield enquirer., 1835-01-15
ETEMS-4sELEcTEb.


 FTEMS-AsELEcTED:
 .Iokn M Robinson, at presen, Senator in Congress from the State of Illinois, has been reelected for six years, from the Sd of March next, when his presen, term will expire.
 Robert Fl. Goidsborosgh Ga decided Whig) was on Wednesday elected, without serious opposition, Senator the United States, from the State of Nary land, to succeed Gen. Chambers. resigned.
 The elegant Methodist Chapel at Rochester, N. Y. was desroyed by fire the morning of the 5th inst. It cost $2O, 900, no insurance.
 The late Lynde Ca,lin's house in Chau,bers.sreet, opposite the Park, sold Tuesday morning a. auc. ton for $33,60O
 The Globe on Monday contains long letter from Col. Benton, declining 10 be considered candidate for the vicePresideucy. [Would t not have been as well for him lo have waited ,il he was asked?l
 The horbors of Portland. Ncwburypor, Boston, New Bedford, New. Haven, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and New-York, are frozen over.
 Ma,ch of Inteiiect,-One of our carriers presenting a New.Year's address. a subscriber said, "What om to give you7" "Why, sir, leaves it all to your an- iasosity."-Noah.
 Upwards of 900 foreigners have arrived in the port Of New.York during the pas, year, chiefly from England and lrelaRd-many of them, doubtless, sen, to this country by the parish officers, iM order to rid their parishes of the expense of supporting them as paupers! ...
 OhH-A majority of the Ohio Legislature has aom. mated John Mclean, aa candidate for the Fresden cy. We hope Ohio will sustain the nominalion.- Judge Mclean is pure, upright, Honorable man, Of the old republican school.
 Nine men had narrow escape from being frozen to death at Portland. On Tuesday last, having pu. of in row boat for the purpose of saving a number of articles, which hnd bees carried o from ihe docks st the Gsh ,ide-on getting 10 ihe middle ot the river. the ice made 60 as, around the boa they were una be to get back, they made signs of disress, and mum. her of boats attempted reach them hat their efforts or some time were fru,rss; tlay were al las, dev. cred from their perilous and Unpeasan, situation aer several hours of grea. and continued exertions.
 How sndlen are the vicissi,udes of po,cal revolu. ,ons! Yesterday, Earl Grey. Lord Melbourne, &c. were in the ascendan,-he favores of the court, the elites of rank and fashion, the choice, and master sprits Of the oge" To-day the entire face of hngs is changed. It is tue Duke of Wellington and his cousins and adheren,s Lord Lyndhursi, Gc, who are 6guring n the royal saloons Brighton, or giving splendid dinner parties at their residences, Arsley House, Hyde Park Terrace, Stc. Lord Brougham was quite mifred at the king and would not return the great seal in person, but sent i to Sir Herbert Taylor.
 The London Courier, spenkiWg "f tho Times, calls him -four powerful contemporary" This is rather n more d"Ice, and laudaory style of language ;han ha, in which some Of oar American journals are wont to speak of their rivals.
 .ks IA. A. kn..s .s.~L. by poliiral leaders s plainly discernble ai Washington. new paper, to be called the Sun, is about be established in the capital ior the purpose of advocating the election of Hugh L. Whi,e ot Ten. nessee, to the Presidency. This will cause Qus. king and shaking among the devoted partizans of the "heir npparen,," to the succession. So we go:
 There has been grea, whig meeting a. Dr'rOi, iu avor of erecting tho territory of ichig"" into state. 1.-the state is 10 be whig, is certain that Jackson and Van Buren will continue ii as territory. No Iib. erty Rowadeys.-D.
 It s proposed to change the name of the village of Little Fas to AsOnroga, the Indian name the rock of large dimensions which rises somewhat above he surface of,he Mohawk near the foot of the lower tails.
 Death by FreeziRg.-A man by the name of Ashley was Eound dead in field near KasI's tavern, Frank. fort, on Monday last. He Jeff the public house on Sunday evening 10 go home, and being probably so muth intoxicated he unable to reach his house, fell dowa and pershed from the severity fihe wealth er-Jties Dai. Ots
 male child, expensveiy dressed, was placed on Monday nigh, hy is vnaaIura parents in ihe ves'ibue of the City Hall. It was discovered by one of the members Of the corporation, and taken 10 the Aims House. where it was named after . well know gentle man of fortune, who was present, and promised, should h live to bequeah i. his demise, the sum of elsOG
 Asrdsr.-Darng shs passage of she schooner Loa-- isa, between Easpon and Portland. tas.tiwo oftiie hands go, into dispute, vheT o"e oF he befgsseaa, an Eagishman, seized handsPke sad struck his op- pOnen,, man named Hatch, of Cape Elisabeth, 90 forcibly, as iO cause his death in twelve hours.
 Breach 0f Pvomise.--Miss Eliza Asa Fasbanks re- covered, a few days since, in the Court of Common Pieas. ., Augusta, Me-, verdict OF GGeea hundred dollars agains, Capt. Edward Knight. shipmns,sr of Portland, IoF refusing iO marry said Elisa Asn. ac- cogdiuR so contract