Litchfield enquirer., 1836-09-08
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the Misn.Ippi river, ia Warren county, nlin0is. and commenced with the exceedingly suphonious title Of OouAwKA. On the 9Oth of July, one hundred and two io.s were sold Cor essoOO Nearly all the purchassSs " is said' VII commence building immediately.
 A young man named Nsck, has recently been mar rec to M'ss Aesls They are now therefore literally tied neck aud Asels soeaAer. -. - ge
 A touch cf the ROmamtic-The New.York Advert. ser hasreceived copy of the Algernine zeitunu"a newspaper published at Vienna, which a;vea an ac. count of the upsetng of pleasure boat by which inc Princess Adelaide Sophia was precipitated into the water and would have drowned if had not been for the exertionofMr. Bell, young American gentleman, son of Dr. Be of Charleston, g. c. who happening to be near in another pleasure boat immediately pung- ed into the river, (wthout knowing the quality of the lady) and rescued her from watery grave. He was next day invited to the imperial palace where he was presented by princess herself with breastpn stud ded with diamonds, and valued at twenty thousand dollars. Young Bell is remarkably handsome and in- telligent
 Pensions to WidOws-The 3d section of the Pension Act provides that any person who served in the war of the revolution, in the manner specified in the act passed the Eth June ls32 have died leaving widow whose marriage took place before the expiration of the
 last period of his service, such widow shall be entitled to receive, during the time she may remain unmarried, the annuity or pension which might have been allow ed to her husband, by virtue of the act aforesaid v- ing at the time it was passed.
 Samuel Nelson, Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, has been appointed to fill the vacancy accustomed by the resignation of Chief Justice Savage, and Esek Cowenof Saratoea has been appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by the eeva- tion of Judge Nelson.
 Eldridge Gerry Robinson, formerly of LowelI-it is stated in the Lowell Journal, enlisted in the raono, service some time ago, deserted, and not lonp since was arrested in Woburn, taken to the rendezvous in Boston, and last week was sent to New York. When about twelve miles in the Sound, he expressed great uneasiness of mind about being shot as the punish rent of desertionJ He said, "I could stand to be drowned, but to be tied up and shot at like dog I'll never endure it." and immediately jumped overheard, and was never seen to rise-Boston Age.
 FAIR OrFER.-The Editor of the N H. Telegraph announces that he has commenced living on his own hook, and that he will take all kinds of country pro- duce in payment for his dues. The Editor of the Me- thuen Gazette, also. announces that he has commen- ced similar mode of iving and will, also take my kind of country produce in payment for his paper-er cept children.
 Enssgronts arriued at Nesc- York; From the lst of April to the 18th of June 5922 passengers have been detained at the Quarantine ground, and from the 18th of June to the 7th of August S4O6 passengers, ak. ing in all, 39,32S. This number does not include the passengers by any vessel having less than forty pas sengers as such vessels are not detained at the Quar- antine ground and it is supposed that, on moderate calculation. their number if added tothe others would make the emgrants who have arrived here since April last, to be about 6O,OOO persons l-...
 MURDER-On Saturday night decent looking young man, named McCrudden, residing at the DOT. ter house of MT. Pollock, corner of Gold and Spruce streets, was passing along Gold street, near the house of MT. Hastings, who called to him and desired him to keep off his stoop; McCrudden replied that he was not near his soop while the former re-ascerted thathe was. Some verbal altercation then ensued between the parties of rather anrtating character when Mas tings drew large knife and stabbed McCutdeh in the side, the blade entering his body between the rb He was conveyed to his lodgings, where he fingered until Saturday night, when he died. The person who is represented as having inflicted the fatal woun has, it is said, absented himself from the city and escaped An inquest was held which brought in verdict that the deceased to his death by being stabbed by the person above named.-N. Y. Cour. Enq.
 Horrible Atrocity.-We are informed by several gentlemen from Columbia, Chicot county, that on Monday evening after the election closed, . man by the name of BUNCH was taken and hung by the citi- zens of that place. The cause whiehled to the nflic- ton of such summary punishment, we are informed, was owing to unlawful conduct of Bunch. He claim. ed the right to vote, which was refused him by the judges, owing to his being colored man. Bunch took umbrage at this rejection and resorted to violent sures. During the affray Dr. Webb, highly respec- table citizen, was stabbed several times, the wounds supposed to be mortal This soincensed the citizens, that Bunch was taken up and hung. We forbear to make any comments, the whole affair will no doubt be fully and fairly investigated. Ark Jour
 A man was drowned in the Ohio river last week. His name was John Wallace There were found upon his person two pistols loaded to the muzzles. with percussion locks and caps on., He is said to bave been one of the persons who contemplated tho rescue of Whitrnger, executed at Wheeling on tho 18th inst He was foreigner resided at Steubenvie, Ohio, and fell from the steamboat on the evening of the day on which the execution took place, in state of intoxication Thus was he himself hurried into. eternity almost as soon as the unfortunate man whom he designed rescuing from the gnominious deatiie awarded him by the law.
 A young fellow in Vermont ninety-one years oId. recently applied for divorce for the purpose of mar rying again! @
 A young lad named Henry Walters, engaged for q year in the Post Office, at Erie, Penn. has been de- tected in robbing letters, containing money winch; have passed through the Post Office. He had takens about $500. He is in prison awaiting trial
 The receipts on the Boston and Providence Kah