Litchfield enquirer., 1836-02-25
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IS seldom that the gentlemen of the bar aIc so mOc" thrown off their guard lose their Irmper- u" the Keen encounter their wits the severes. tmgs are sala and M is tue poor client snly who is the suf 'erer. An exception happened the other day al New Orleans: the counsel for the prisoner in the hea, of an argument, politely denomnated his antagonist a h1T; at which the latter projected missile the oG- fenders head in the shape of Beniamin Gr SLideirs Digest which ended in a regular fight. The Judge then descended down from the bench into this and separated the par,es forming altogether stri AiRg to6e0W UiU0nt has been seen for time.
 SimpHcity.--SOme years since, a sober, zealous Connecticut parson, to catechise family iO his parish who well versed in the rud inens ol divinity many when arrived, he thought pro- per begin wi,h Lois, the eldest daughter, girl a. bout eighteen years of age and buxom as May whose charms had smitten the young village swains with an epidemic. "Well, Lois" said the parson, "I shall begin with you; come, tell me who died for you''- Lois with charming fssh in her cheek, replied. "Why, nobody, as know on.' The parson, ,a,her surprised at her answer, repeated his question with increased seal. Lois, rather raaed at the inquisi- tive parson, again replied, Why, nobody, sr, there was Tom Dawson lay bed-ridden for me about six
 
 Better from Cot. Stephen r. A~stin.-A letter from this geRtlen'an, dated New Orleans. Jan. 12 states that himself aBd the other Texian commissioners were to Set off immediately for the western country. He speaks in grateful terms of the generous services ren dered by Alabama, and especially Mobile and ont gomery. He is confident the of Texas must triumph in the end, standing as she does Santa An ma will soon be there with large army and the Tex. ians will be in want of men, money, arms, ammuni- tons, bread stuff, and sal. pork. The $200, ,OO0 loan the commissioners have made wilt not he thinks, be found sufficient.
 From North Carolina we earR that at Public Meeting of the Wings, held at Raleigh, on the Both ult. Gen. E. B. Dudley nominated as a candidate for Governor at the popular election, be held un- der the new Constitution. and John Tyler, Virgin ia, as candidate for Vice Presiden. of the U States on their licket.-Nat. In.eH.
 In debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Mr. Peyton of Tennessee referred to Mir. Adams as leader of the Jackson party. Mr. GIas- cock of Georgia wished to know whether the gentle man from Tennessee intended to cast ridicue upon the party by such an allusion!
 The Somerset tMane) Journal, states, that a, Nor. ridgewock on Friday morning week the thermometer stood at g degrees below zero.
 A family of seve'teen persons were poisoned in Del. aware, last week, with arsenic-it is supposed by black cook, who has been committed to prison. One of the family dead-he others is hoped may re- cover.
 Tw" men were frozen to death in Maiden, Mass. on Tuesday, 2d inst while engaged in removing ice from pond.
 A New-York house adver,ises lost draft for $s44 "escaped through the fue of chimney
 James Veazie, found frozen 10 death near Scit- pate. Tuesday night, 2d inst. He was discovered by stage driver in seigh perfectly senseess.
 Col Webb, a few days since, sent invitation to Mr. Hamilton Wilkes a broker in NewYork, to meet him in N. ersey; but Wilkes declined, upon the old ground-fna: Webb is no gentleman!
 Rents said in tue N. York papers, to be exorbi. 'any high in the lower part Of the ciy-many of the stores in Broad Pine, and Liberty streets renting a from $300O to $l0.0e per annun!!
 Conundrum.-Why our side.walks ike music Because. fyou don't c sharp you'll B.Aat.
 At the close of the execution of Prescott, a few weeks since, while the multitude were inieny and s lenily gazing on the "remnant of mortaiity,' as it hung, suspended between the heavens and the earth. pedlar-a real yankee blue stocking, drove up his tin cart and cried out: "Ladies and gentlemen, am requested in behalf of the deceased tender you his thanks Eor your attendance upon his last moments and offer for sale few articles of tin oare, the pro- cceds of which going to the surSving widow what an offered for a teapos7"
 The Report of Col. Long upon his exploration of the country to ascertain the best route of Rail Road from the coas, of Maine Quebec, has been received by the Governor and communicated 10 both branches of the Legislature and they have ordered 5000 copies to be published It is vesy valuable document aad comes the result that Belfast is the best place for to terminate the Atlantic waten-BekaHs Journal.
 Some wit remarked, upon late occasion, in speak iug of the affair a, liarrisburgh, that "The were the greatest fools in existence" The antics present chuckIed this amazingly but the laugh soon turned Spon them, when the speaker proceeded -" except khe auti.masons.N Keep your words eio- ser together" said one of them.-lhn. Eos.
 Bank ef z. Stasss.-A letter 1.-the 7,h from PbiIa. delPha, states that the preceding day (a,urday) the Bank bill was taken up in Committee of inc Whole in the Senate Of Pennsylvanis, and, wi.hou. material amendment. ordered to a third reading, by vote of2l to l2!
 A court of common pleas and genesal sessions was held is this village last week. One of the trials which excited considerable interest," that of Charles Rob- bins, editor of the Jefersonan and Tompkins Times, Van Buren paper published in this village, against Nathan Randall editor of the Ithaca Journal and Ge- neral Advertiser, another Van Burcn paper, alsO pub lished in this village, for LIBEL. Our readers per- haps might be amused with report of the trial, but they must manage do without it. a.least ior the pre- !