Litchfield enquirer., 1836-08-25

G candidaf6 for the Presidential chair-Dr. B. T, Archer having declined, and declared his determination of supporting Gen. Austin for that office. It was understood that Dr.Arcl14 CT would be voted for as Senator. 4GzT
 The spies which had been sent by the Tex ian army to the banks of the Rio Grandes re- ported the Mexican Army inactive at Mata- moras. There was no Depreciation of any movement towards Texas as the extreme drought and want of water renders such step impracticable; and besides, it was we'll un- derstood that the Mexicans who have once visited Texas have lost all taste for the coun- try, and are not likely to relish return. The army by the official reports, from 9 to 200 strong, and the Government would form an army of reserve on the Brasos or Trinityo of ZUuO men. IYkl 1sws91rg a4aEl G5lH7ta q es8H
 The following letter from Fairfax Catelet, Esq: late of this city, gives us, some interest ing information from Texas. 4t'3 N eali@E
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 Our army is still at Victoria, upon the rivS CT Gaudaloupe. Lamar had arrived there agreeably to the last accounts, and presented himself as Commander in Chief of the Texi- am forces; but with all his popularity was unable to obtain the concurrence of the ar. my with the wishes of the cabinet The question was put to vote, whetherlh he should enjoy the chief command, or Rusk continue in his former capacity, until the arrival ef Gen. Houston. The matter was decided by an overwhelming majority insf favor of the two latter gentlemen; so that Rusk remains Bflgadier General Commanding, and the au- thority of Major General Houston will be re- cognised so soon as he arrives in camp, La- mar IS said to have behaved in his usual dis interested and patriotic manner s2ah ,aafs
 The army in the field at this time is two thousand strong. Col. Wilson's regiment will soon be in marching order. The whole country. Is up and, moving on to capture.- The old settlers are determined to redeem their injured credit ndeseryedIy injured, as the great majority of them could not have acted differently, and secured their families from the blood thirsty violence of ruthless and semi-barbarous foe-and they, are now focking onward to prove to, an invidious world that their arms are as strong, and the spirit of liberty burning as brightly in their hearts as it ever did in the olden time, when the, independence of their mother country was in its cradle, and rocking amid the ele- ments of internal discord and foreign reck. lessness.3 aAas~~ HN00 ! +MDE-t5SNe8
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 Close Shauing We have heard many ar1- ecdotes of penurious individuals, illustrating the strength of the ruling passion 10 acquire property, but have never heard one placing this propensity in astronger or more unariaia- bie light than the following, which in all it's partsis entitled to full credence. "A gentle man of respectable standing in this city, has for three years past rented a dwelling house from a widow lady, who has boarded with him during that period. At the end of every quarter, the bill for board was regularly made out, presented, and settled. The boarder. had occasionally been absent on visits to her friends, for .severaldays atga time, and when
 her landlord was attacked with severe ill., ness she had nursed him with much kindness and affection. No deduction in the amount of her bill for board, however, was ever made by the host, or suggested on the part of the widow. A few days since, the bill for her last quarters board was presented. and to it was appended an additional amount for tour days' board. As the lady had had no friends visiting her during the last three months, she very properly requested an explanation of the item, which was promptly gipen-" You know" said this devoted worshipper of dol lars and cents, " that since you have boarded with me, have uniformly charged you each quarter, for only thirteen weeks board, which would give only three hundred and sixty -four days in the year whereas we all know that the year consists of three hundred and sixty fire days. Consequently in the course of tniSC yCtLS, you AoNC iCCSASCu IAISG OdyS board, for which you have never paid far thing It also should not be forgotten that the present year is leap year--and that makes exactly the four days r'- Bost Mere. Journal.
 Females seem determined, of late towear the brecches, and in almost every case it has been productive of some mischief to them.-- One gets intoxicated and her sex is discover ed---another carries off a horse and chaise-- another follows supposed perfdions lover, gets in the watch house, and into consider able fright. The last appearance in this at tire, which no doubt caused inexpressible grief to the party, was a Miss Lydia Ann Strighari, who was fined fifteen dollars in company with one or two other persons, by the Court of Common Pleas at Greenfield, Mass. charged with being disguised as male, and attempting to break open the pound, with the intent of carrying of some cattle there innpounded, which belonged to her. She is represented as having been quite pretty, and an attempt asmade to show that Miss Lydia was casually walking by at the time, having from spirit of brayado, made . bet that she dared to walk through certain wood with out a beau, and at least she had nothing todo with the pound breach.--M. Y. Star.fo iiHa ,4ui ayI taT -@---- l'l4i. ,i,GsiGHUg37 ,ua
 Suicide al Ne,c- York. .--- Rachel Ann Hos burgh, on "Wednesday last,i died in conse- quence of taking llaudanurli. On the cto,ro- ner's inquest it appeared thatshe was 20 years; and had no children. The following partfca rlars were related by a female witness :-. 4t
 dThe husband was kind man. Deceased fa,.. "a lefs her fvvY1 1ifA