Litchfield enquirer., 1836-08-18

We psen'mc, that MT. Van Bursn's Albany AzVun bag receiE1 soms important inteIlqenca relative to- in eandidns Sdr the Vice Presidency. We ssethAt t has a paragraph headed" Good news fer wool growen. n."-Eowisuills Journal.
 We regret to announce the death of Mr. John Eang.- one of the Editors of the Gazete n the SOh year of hs age, after an illness only of two daysa promising young man, of great amiabity of temper l. was but as yesterday that ws met and convened win him.
 AMsrucsse ef HOassszAt party tH: othsr eve. ming, several gentlemen c6ssted the hO1or of having done the most extraordinary hingsa certain learned gentleman was appointed to be tho sole judge. One produced his talors bi with receipt attached to it
 "a buzz went through the room that this would not be outdcne; when second rEoved he had arrested his tailor for money lent to him. "The palm is his
 was the universal cry when third observed Cen ueen, cannot boast of the feas of either ofmy pre- decessor but have returned to the owners two nm. brelas that they have left at my house." "Tll hear no more, cried the arbiter this s the very ne plps ultra ot honesty and unheard of deeds the prize u yours.'' s @ 's7eB
 F1oUr.-The quantity of flour annually lanufactur. ed in the State of New York; is estimated at 2oOOO.. 900, of which amount Rochester furnishes about one sixth. ..,.-...,-..a -4.-,-.---.+....... F Meteoric FalL-The Norwich Courier states that a meeorc mass weighing about six pounds, fell in that city, on the night of the 29th ult, attended with Q bright luminous train and a loud report lstaaR
 Mysterious. "A gentleman from Holland informs ur that lad named Henry L. Looms, twelve years of age, was found dead in stream of water, two feet deep, in Holland on the 18th u An inquest was held over the body by two separate uries the first of whcm could not agree upon the of the death but the second returned verdict of accidental death, by urowning' Facts, however, which appeared before together with other facts subsequently deyel. oped, go strongly to fasten the crime of murder upon dlsspated fellow in that neighborhood, who. as was sated had threatened the life the boy that day, and has since absconded. The breast of the boy was much bruised which could not be accounted for, ex- cept by violence. Our informant states that no effort has been made to apprehend the suspected person.. He certainly should be found, arrested, and examined Justice demands it t!-Norfhern Ccwrier
 An intoxicated woman at Boston, in getting out of bed fell between it and chest, and was caught in such situation that stranguaton ensued causing her death. She was so far overpowered by liquor, as to be unable to extrcate herself.
 Some writer calls the Press the "artilery of thot'' 'Ts not bad idea, although many of the gunners fire. quenty fire blank cartridges. ."
 An unsuccessful lover was asked by what meansh he lost his divinity: "Aas!' cried he, 'tI fatered her until she got to be too proud to speak to me-" fFE
 SIeNs.-The Mountain Democrat of Vermont, a Van Buren paper. has hauled down it's flag The Trenton N J. Argus. another collar print, has given up the ghost
 GooD.-The Chenango Telegraph says that the yankees can at any time manufacture numegs out of white oak, or gun hints out of horn. The Arkansas Advocate says they have done better than that-hey have manufactured the old federalsts in Connecticut into Van Buren democrats. .s<.
 Dinner OratOry.-At the late Lincoln Conservative Festival on "The Army" having been drunk in duo course with the other toasts loud calls were made up. on Capt Grantham, but without effect All that could be got from the gallant Captain was "I do not know what to say get up, and had better keepm seat" The calls for him were then more vocferous, but ho refused to obey, observing, "What's the use of ma. king fool of myself? can't speak, and shant get up." tRoars of laughter)
 Tigers the Mississppi tiger, as he is terni- ed, recently killed the Mississippi, is said to have been IS l-2 feet long, The Memphis tTenp.) Enqui- rer doubts ifgers exist in country but the Grand Gulf Advertiser asserts that the Louisiana tiger, much smaller size than the above, has been known for 100 years. We doubt ourscvesf any species cf tiger exist in this country, though the climate and brakes of the Mississippi might be supposed favor- able to him. the jungles ofth Ganges. The proba- bility is, that the animals in question nre our well known panther.
 Prcftabie Work.--Two young lads, strolling about the wharves yesterday, discovered at distance some thing that looked as if it might be pnze It being Sunday, and nobody to prevent them, they bor rowed pilot boat and put of. When they came a. long side the object they found it to be, they ho, stick of timber and worth towing home. They oc. cordingy fastened to it and pulled away. After try ing two hours and making no headway, they cast off and rowed horrle-where the pilot was ready to re- ceive them and his lost boat and laugh at their ad- venture in attempting to bring ashore iron chained buoy.-Boston Ifuas.
 MT. Van Buren was recently burnt in efigy by a few boys in North Carolina. He always contrives to assimilate himself to tho President. Whilst the one is in "a blaze of gory, the other manages to get intoe blaze of tar.-Prentice. ;,-sss si{svse3gtu x
 Cold ia e hot day.--A fat Englishnan came into brokers office. faint and exhausted, one day while ago, and fingng himself down in chair, looked for all the world as if spontaneous combustion would be the next stage with him. After getting little breath. "an amazing hot country ths," said he. land pray what do you give for sovereigns." The priccwas fix. ed upon, and the EngEshman unbnttoned his waist. coat. pulled open his shirt and took from immediate contact with his body, belt, to which were attached various leather pockets, containing over six hundred sovereigns Alter sting long enough to cool littie q.