Litchfield enquirer., 1835-03-05
LENox. Mass. February 1s.

1Ok Ot IaSt WeeK, ne went tO t1e H""So Oa neighbour (Mr. Pixley,) and informed MT. P. that his wife was dead. He stated that she fell into the fire Iitlle after sunset, the eve ming before, while he was out, and was SO se- verely burned. that she died about midnight. ] Mr. P. found the body much burned, and bearing marks of violence. Articles ,a cloth ing were found in the house, stained with blood, and several circumstances afforded grounds for suspicion that the unfortunate Nornao had perished by the hands of her hus- baud. Drake and his wife are said to have IiEed in peace excepting when under the inAu- ence of ardent spirit, but they were both fre- quently intoxicated, and when s" always a. aused each other. The deceased had com pIained to MT. Pixley on Wednesday after nOon of having been i'll treated by her hus- band. and both husband and wife are said to have been in state ofinto oxication on Wednes- day afternoon. Drake asserted that his wife objected to his calling the neighhors after he had taken her from the fire, and that he tho't it unnecessary to make known her death be- fore morning.
 At the age of 6l, this unhappy man. the father of large family, is confined under the most melancholy circumstances which we can imagine, and all this iD consequence of ar- dent spirit. Such cases would appear more dreadful, if they were more rare but surely this is an impressive warning to the sellers and buyers of that which has SO long proved the ba0e Ofthe community. We understand that nO store in Ct. Burlington is licensed to sell ardent spirit.-Massachuset Eagle.
 LITTLE RocK, (ARKs.) Jan. 97.
 Fatal Rencounter gentlemen from the West, we learn, that sndden rencounter took place, at Fort Smith, on the night ofthe Spcf mt Aoe,u AN, and MT. WAsHINGrON COFFEE, in which the former was killed, and the latter suppos- ed to be mortaIy wounded. Mir. Cowan was shot through the body, and lived only about two ho0rs. His ball entered Mir. Cotfee's breast just above the right nipple. and is sup posed to have lodged near the left shoulder. The latter gentleman has family residing at Fort Smith. The former was single man, and his father, we believe, resides in Wash iDgton county.
 This is one of the evil consequences of the pernicious and too prevalent practice of un- necessarily carrying deadly weapons. Here were two bosom friends-ther intimacy of long standing, and even continued almost up to the fatal moment when their hands were raised against each others lives. Some (per- haps triaing) dispute arose between them, in large company, which produced angry
 
 followed--pistols were drawn-and, before the by.standers had time to interfere, the parties fred-when one was almost instantly hurried intO eternity. and his wretched friend so severely wounded as probably to be des- tined. after dragging out few days of intense agony and renOrse, to follow him to a pIema- ture grave.-Gqzttte.
 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 5.-Scandalous Out rdge.-On the Sd inst. about the hour that the House of Representatives were to be called to order, the Speaker. MT. Alcee Labranche, entered the hall. when he was assailed by John R. Grymes, Esq. who raised his cane to strike him. MT. Labranche. to defend himself, drew small pocket pistol, which he discharged at his assailant without effrct.- MT. Grymes thereupon drew from his bosom horse pistol. which he levrlled at Mir. La branche and fired. The pistol proved to have been loaded with a ball and buckshot. The ball passed between two members, grazed the forehead of MT. c. Lavergne, member. and entered the wall of the hall. Two of the buckshot took effect, and were lodged in the arm and hand of Mir. Labranche.
 .. These are all the details of the affair ne- cessAry to make it perfectly understood. IL IS in itself an outrage the most objectionable {; for whatever may have been Mir. Grymes' cause of grievance, he cannot, by any argu- ment or pretext. excuse himself in having en- tered the legislative hall to attack one of its members, the Speaker, with pistols, thus showing a disrespect to that whole body-to the Stste-and, indeed. endangering the lives of other persons disconnected with the affair.
 CHARLESTON. s. c. Feb. Is.
 Atcful eonfagratiOn, and destruction of St. Philips Church.-Our city was visited yes terday morning, between one and two o'clock, by destructive confagration, which ragged for three or four hours, laying in ruins up- wards of fifty houses, and the most venerable and time of our churches. The fire originated in wooden building kept as Sai- lor's boarding house, by Cornel June. at the north corner of State and Lingard streets and the wind, blowing freshly from the North East. swept the flames with desolating fury | over the mass of wooden buildings to the $. | w. The area covered by the fire is embra- cod by Market ct. on the North, State st. on the East. Church st. on the West, and a line about midway between Queen and Amen sts. on the South. The only houses remaining within this space are a range of brick build ings at the angle formed by Market and Church streets. seven on the former and two on the latter streer, and three wooden houses on the corner. and to the South 0fthe corner of Lingard and Church streets which were saved by the intervention of brick kitchens, with dead walls between them and the fire.