Litchfield enquirer., 1836-09-22


 that has been heard seen of him the Wilton road on the Huh same month. He wasin deranged state of mind. Any information respecting him will be gratefully received by his afflicted mother, by ad- dressing Mary Leatham, or the Postmaster, Westport, Conn.
 What remains Not long since, Northern mer- chant and Southern planter were journeying togeth- CT by stage, when the conversation turned upon the profits and losses of each in their business. The Southerner having given in his inventory, the mer- chant replied, We'll sir, you must be as rich as Cre- sus" "Why, not rich, neither" reoined the plan ter; true, raise great deal of corn, and have great many negroes and hogs and I'll tell you how come out at the end of the year my hogs eat all my corn-my niggers eat up my hogs, and nothing but niggers remain!'
 The Reason.-"I cannot imagine" said Alderman H. why my whiskers st ould turn gray much CT than the hair of my head.' Because you have worked so much more with your jaws than your brains" observed wag.
 It gives us pleasure to perceive by the Army and N0y Chronicle, that the gallant and lamented Ma or Heileman, who lately fell sacrifice to his public duties in Florida, had insured his life to the amount of six thousand dollars and has thus left little compe- tency to his widow and children, who would other. wise have been entirely unprovided for.-Courier.
 Suicide.-A man named Nelson Reed, of West Granby, committed suicide on Thursday morning last He was found in a field near his residence lying on his back, with butcher knife six inches in length run through his breast. His hands were folded upon his breast and bis appearance led to the opinion that he died instantly. Domestic difficulties and tIvubes are said to have been the cause of this rash and mean- choly deed. He has left family y-Harsord ReUiesO. Lemuel Paynter, the Van Buren candidate for Con- gress in Philadelphia, who writes K0bbtch for cab bage has pledged himssto take twoquarters school ing, provided he is elected.
 It is stated in the newspapers that there are from three to four hundred insane persons m the State o N Hampshire, and that more than hundred and fifty of them are paupers, maintained at the public expense We are rather astonished at this paucity of numbers State that can furnish voters enough to elect Isaac Hill to the chief magstracy, must. we should think, have more than four hundred crazy folks within its bcrders-certanly more than hundred and fifty | maintained at the public expense" !-N. Y. Coar.
 In consequence of the obstacles which the Bavarian Government have thrown into the way of marriages among the Jews, by requiring the possession ct sum Of money by tho contracting parties and large fee for license, not less than nine couple of that persa sion, the men aI mechanics, have arrived here to be married under our laws and to reside here in future The confidence and cOnssancy manifested by the young women, in venturing across the ocean to new world with their lOveEu. whsss Hymen's torch burnl bgA and free is worthy the best days of olden time when seven years was deemed light servitude for s good wife. One of the females is capital eneravel of visiting cards-ib.
 The son of Cd. John Dean. ofssamsord, was drown. ed few days since while bathing in the pond neal ] his residence. He wns about IT yeass old