Litchfield enquirer., 1836-10-06


 they shall form new government to escape the consequences of anarchy, the said 10 O lectOrs have usIlrped the sovereignfv uf flae people of Maryland, and put in jeopardy the vital principle of all republican institutions. sr.ss.. ss s.....sa...sszs-- .s 5ss,.Asss..s..
 War in F7Orida-Deyastation and death have again visited some ofthe people of E. Florida. A party of savages mounted on fresh steeds, has been securing the country- butchering number of the defenceless in- habitants, destroying buildings, and driving of horses, cattle, &c. Among the unfortu- nate victims of the scalping knife, was Mrs. Jones, who after her husband had been shot dead by her side, in his own dwelling, was also shot, and fell upon his body. The ball entered her neck. She was then scalped-- the clothes upon her person, and likewise the house, set on fire, when the Indians, raising the war-whoop, hurried rapidly from the scene of death. Mrs. J. having feigned death, after the devils had gone, extinguished the fire upon her clothes with blood that had run from her own veins, and, after fainting sev- eral times, reached a stream of water near by, where she was observed by three men passing along. At first she was supposed to be an Indianthen . squaW-but at last was discovered to be the daughter-in-law of one ofthe men present, the remains of whose son had been consumed with his dwelling. All medical and other assistance which could be procured, were of course now rendered. .- Whether she would long survive we donot learn. She was, however, sensible ofall that occurred, and related the horrid circumstan- ces herself .z ,'sa a@ls7' @ta ,fl
 Sickness prevails to an alarming extent among the government troops At Garey's Ferry there were 150 on the sick report, out of less than 25O at Picolata, out of 80 there are but 20 for duty, and at this post three hospitals have been filled with sick troops from the interior. Of one company of Uni ted States troops, who went out to Newnans- vile, but one man has escaped sickness.
 e.sil,t q Haysford ReuieU. ! Another Victim:A young man, the only male representative of d highly respectable family, was killed on Saturday last in Jeffer- son county, Miss. by a youth on whom the wretched inebriate was making mortal as- sault. The facts are briefly these: The young man who has fallen, began in Febfua- ry last to give signs of mania potu. On the 22d of February he.took license out of mar riage, embracing the name of a young lady residing near him.. He asked a clergyman 10 officiate on the next Wednesday at his marriage, and also invited a numerous we'd ding company. At a ball the same evening, in, the midst of a large assemblage. he read aloud, mounted on a table, his marriage li- cenSe. From this public proclamation the lady received the first intelligence about the contemplated wedding, which had been ar ranged by the maniac lover. On the day ap- pointed by him for the solemnizing the rites of matrimony, he proceeded, despite the ef- forts of his friends, and at the risk of one in- dividuals life, who endeavored to prevent him, to the residence of his imagined betroth- ed. fza
 By kind means, however, he was persuad- ed to return home and was soon in the care of a physician who succeeded in restoring him to temporary psoundness of intellect. On the 2d of June, the object of his maniacal de- votion was led to the hymenial altar by the young man who has been forced, in seff-de- fence, to destroy the maniac's life. At the time of the marriage, and ever since, he had been under theinfuence of the mania indu- ced by the recurrence of the phrenZying bowl, uttering threats against the life of the young man who has killed him. On the fla tai day, he went armed with knife and pistol to execute his mad purpose. His destroyer had been warned, and was prepared with ri- fle and shot gun, and as he entered his gate. he fired his rife and wounded his foe in the leg, at which his horse started and threw him; but recovering, and again advancing, he re- ceived the contents of one barrel of the shot gun in his abdomen-but still urged on by the fiend within him, with pistol aimed he re- ceived4the contents of the second barrel in his head, and he fell ifeless mangled corpse at the door of the assaulted and unfortunate youth, whom he had resolved 10 destroy.
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 -r' From the Ohio Sidse Journal, Ssps 2c-
 Ono BROKE LOOSE !-THE REPUBLIC SArE.-ThS young Wings of Ohio have come, in immense crowds, this article, half past 10 o'clock X. Ml procession, consisting of Delegates some on hoFseback some in wagons, and the remainderon foot, is coming down High street foF the purpose of organizing, accOmpa- appropriate flags, and piece of ordinance We shall not attempt to calculate their numbers suffice s to observe that they largely exceeded those of the great Whg Convention held in this place on the 22d of Feb- can only add, that ,e spt ssnced or, this occasion must and will prove irresistible The office holders phalanx will he able to withstand 1t, than were ProctOrs veterans to resist the charge of liar. be defeated and che country saved. - tssf
 N. B. The Convention have just attempted to meet in the Theatre, in order to organize but could not hegn to get in !" Although this spacious building pesl sS sss now going forward for holding the meeting ii the pub lie square, which alone is large enough to accomma date the vast assemblage! present. We undersssne- GsOse e eeos cone Gssa oSs p M pointed President ofthe Convention; IS other eeniie men Vice Presideats and several SecretAIiee A public dinner will be given to the Delegatss at2 o'. clock tomoryow, by the independent efzsns of Co., mpas, to which all strangers are invited ! The Presideaf's Elecfioneerang Tour: The NGslI
 ile Banner of Monday l2th inst, has this paragraIhs
 The President of the United States left the Hernt