Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-06-02

INC F1eschi OF tile Globe commences an article
" we have half mind" The first truth lie ever told
though We think he has compiimenled himself 100
largely IN the apporlonment Of his Intellectual here
diamenis. a ...
Rather Serere."-At the late May Festival, in
Newcastle, Del young exquisite made himself par
'icusar'y obnoxious by appearing i" "tights."
The value Of the exports from the port Of Darien,
for the six moDhs ending the Both April last, was
$5O74 8O6. Of this sum- the item Of cotton alone is
put down a, $5,0OGOOO.
A corresponds dcnt Of the Richmond Enquirer
complains Of the uphill work to make Va" B"re" 60,
and very naturally adds that the labor makes him gru"
I" In course il does.''
Fatal effects Of Intemperance.--A woman by the
name Of Hum, apparently about so years Of age,
fouod dead in a barn near the Rocky Hill school
house, about a mile aud half from this city, on the
9Th inst She had been in the bar" all the day previ-
Gus, and found in the morning with bottle Of Ii.
quor clasped in her arms. A jury OF inquest were
summoned, who gave verdict Of " death by inem-
perance and exposure" Hartford Courier.
Glorious Golden Caryency.-They are borrowing
money Bangor, Maine, at four per cent month, to
share with. They have bee" waiting impa,ienty for
Benton's mint.drops to drop down from the clouds,
which they will no doubt do " when the sky FALLS
Interesting Relie.--A late London paper says -
"Denjamin franklin, while in London, pursued his
business composi.or with great ardor the high
ly respectable establishment in Grea, Queen street,
Lincoln's innfelds, conducted by John Cox g.
Sons, printers to the Eas, India Company. The COM
posors occupied by Franklin, exists as when
he left il.'
Col. CrockeH.-The following extract Of let.
ter from gentleman IN Louisiana, dated April 18th,
To a member Of Congress -" CRocKErr was found
(whhin the AIamo) in an angle made by ,wo houses,
lying his back, frown on his brow, smile Of
his lips--hs knife in his hand, dead Next
can lying across his body, and twenty-five more lying
peIl-me before him i" the angle. Glory enoagh this
for one day!
The Governor Of DeIaw are, Caleb P. Bennett, di.
cd Saturday night, aged 7s years. The executive
Office of,hat State devoIves upon Charles Polk, ESQ
Speaker OF the Senate. -.
letter received 10 Charleston, from Florida states
that the company Capt. Doucn, s. Carolina VoIun-
teers s reduced by Sickness death and deseio from
! 70 TO "a.
| Affecting Incident.-A decentIy dressed woman was
yesterday found dead hanging by rope from one Of
the raers in house in Chapel street. No person in
the house knew WHO she was, how she came there
An inquest was held the body, but further light
could be thrown the subject, and the body
dered to be brought to the dead house in the Park
When. being brought out Of the house into the
street, little girls abou, nine and twelve years old
happened pass by and being attracted by the sight,
they close the body, aud edalely shrieked
out thai it was their mother. On further inquiry, i,
| al ti ,cha Lod Il
was their mother, Mrs. Scott, who subject TO 6is
Temporary insanity, and IL sapposed whilst IN that
sta,e have gone into the house and hanged herseE
~. Y. Gazette.
A Fair Business Transaction-A fellow was enga.
ged girl 10 Maine bu, liked her sister better haa
he did her. Wishing to lie of with the old love be-
! fore he with the new, he asked his be,roihec
VIVA, che would take release hm--she replied that
about six,y-,wo dollars she thought, was much as
he was worth; whereupon h. ponied up the dust,
| took quit claim, and married the sister. t.
Our fathers courted our mothers 10 the kitchen
The sons couried the daughters in The parOr. They
listened 10 the music Of the spinning wheel and loom
| we 10 the piano fore. They wisely selected wives
" hose sterling worth consisted in working with their
own hands. The sons fooshy seek those who hate
fortunes, and hire help, "beng too delicate 10 do
aUght themselves
a Scene ia Kensucky-.Early one morning the
shouts and cries Of u female heard; NIL ran 30 the
spot. When they arrived they saw bear and man
engaged in combat They had it hip and thigh, up
and down, over aud under, and the mans wi(e stand
ing and haIlooi"g q Fair play" The company ran
up aod insisted parting them. The woman said
No, no, let them fight; for its The FIRST Sight ever
saw, that did no, care which whipped"