Litchfield enquirer., 1836-03-10

""sS o' TocA oI about % ions became deacled from the rooi and by its fall five instantly killed. 1 ~. Y. COWier, The Capitol at Washington came near being burn ed down 'a.eIy-a fire Aue had been choked up, which l communicated to some wood work and set il D fire the packers being detained later than usual, discover ed aud exlinguished it. A letter from New Orleans states that a duel had taken place between Mr. FrmbIey and MT. Spencer, beth connected with the theatre. The latter h'ed be- fore the word was given, and killed his antagonis'. coroner's jury had given a verdict ot wlul murdrr- Spencer had fed.
 Sam Patchism.-A young man, while engaged i" clearing the root of house of snow, !" 'he of Washing gron-ss., T"esday isst was hu"co'ed there from, together with the distance of about hir- ty feet. An eye witness states, that having somewa, recovered from the shock, he deliberately rose and l walked off-Boston Cour.
 1 While two sawyers in Messrs. Garland and Hor- bush's ship building yard, Dundee, were employed in cutting up oak log into blanks, they discovered 8 neatly built wren's nest, with egg in it, firmly bedded in the heart of the wood which stna.on siderng the age of the tree, it may have occupied for l a period of more than hafa century.
 ! VilIany that is vigIan, will be overmatch for virtue, if she slumber her post and hence it is that bad cause has often triumphed good one; for the par.izans of the former knowing that their cause w,l do nothing for hem have done every thing for their cause where the friends of the latter apt to expect every thing from their cause and do nothing fer themselves. 1 A mechanically suicide occurred Saturday evening, 1 at Washington Hotel. Captain s. R. Als,on, aged 35, late of the U. s. Infantry, from which corps he signed few months since, retired to bed rather early, but without any apparen, indsposi.ion; except much depression of mind. He shortly after cut his throat, 1 as he found the next morning weerng in his 1 3lood-not having expired un,;l several hours afer the accident. He much esteemed, and had been educated at West Poin where he was distinguished
 for his literary attainmen,s His family are one of'he most respectable in s. Carona-residing at George. town in that State.-N y. Star.
 Amos Kendall has had blowout with the great contractors, and refuses to pay them what is justly their due under the old contracts sanctioned by the President, to the amount of upwards of $l0O00O. He eulogie the character, integrity an' worth of Ma jnr Barry n his report bu, takes back all his com menda,ions when he comes io the settlement Of old accounts. The contractors may rest assured that Il ever they have had advantage of the Government. Kendall will take advantage of them in return. He wishes ,o show the deparmen! out of debt, hch he can easily do by refusing to pay it's debts. fReesde and Stockton and Stokes were not heavy men, they would be ruined by this arbitrary course.-Ib.
 The Holland Land Office al MayvilIe, Chnu,aque county in consequence of the disturbed state of p"b- lie feeling. was destroyed by mob the night of Feb 9th. Mos, of the books and papers burnt. The news is confirmed by a letter from Wesfeld, da- ted Feb. sh
 The Monster dead-A fact.-A lady from this city while riding through neghbori"g town few days snce lost from her neck that comfortable nppendage called boa she had gone far, however without missing i,, whereupon she returned in pureui', and found it few rods back undergoing a severe beating with snow balls and clubs by woman and some chil- dren. On being ask ed what they doing they re- piled in terror, that they had tOundo monster and We'e trying 10 Kill t! At the urgent request of the '"dy they dessied, when she shook the from the boa and placed around he, neck, much to the horror of ! the spectators !-POriand Adv.
 Ezoso are Me mighty talien !---Napoleon's sitting room a, Long Wood, Ss. Helena, is now stabie-'he house beer shop-rhe garden beneath his window a sheep fold!
 ] On. no Bauks-The Van Buren men in Maine have reported ID IaSOr oI twehiy'seVe" hc" O""NS' and to increase the capitals of r.een old institutions. There is of course, prospect of more! Hurra for the hard money currency! Hurra for Be",o"'s mint drops!! Hurra for the little " monsers;" and hurra for practice versus precep,!!!-Nonh.
 Pennsyluania.-There fourteen applications to the Legislature oi for bank charters, be. aides that of the U. States Bank, with capitals a. mounting to$ 900 GOO. There are also applications by the existing banks for increase of capital 10 the mount of $9 l50 0O0 making increase oi bank cap i,al asked for over $2o,0O0, ,000.
 1 The Presidents official. ihe Globe, is in whir. wind of passion, the prospect o recharier of the i U. s. Bnnk by of Ps"".y. a";a, and 'hreai ems that if n be rechariered the charter shall be thrown, even though a revolution be necessary ] compIish it!
 Remarkable Faet-In the last number of SiIIiman's Journal, in article " On currents in waier" il is l asserted that fla tube other vessel be filled with water, and a hole made near the middle of tho hol-. tom 10 discharge it, the water will acquire a rotary motion from wes. souh', opposed io the apparent motion of ,he spn and Il means are used to produce an opposite mot ion, withdrawing those means the 1 former drec.ion will be resumed. This cannot be the eject of chance, but of natural iaws constantly I operating. Las, week, a. H ,l's Hotel in New.York, a poor black boy named Bob. whilt, engaged in sweeping chimney a, the above establishment, stuck Gs. in the Aue and before he could he exricated-ndsed before ;t was known tha. he in pcril-he was smothered | to death. Isaac Hill has been caught telling the truth. He