Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-05-19

below Jones on the Tombigbee .iser. with lC9 bales
Of cotton.
FIre.-Fhe printing Office Of, The Evening STAR pub |
shed i" Second street, Philadelphia, was destroyed
by FIRE the Sd inst. f,,:s'... ~ ..g,f5 :, i
little negro boy in Virginia, IL s said ihe other
day was observed very busisy eugage,l in "a drawing
black lines" with piece Of charcoal over grease
spot the carpet. He had received orders from his
mistress to Z" erpange' the grease.-Aier. GaseHe.j
w-ORLEAEs, April 10. Unfortunate RencOatre.
BY letters from Opelousas We are Informed that
rencOn.re, what scommonl. called street fght."
took place 10 that iowa on The morning Of the Isl
between Aston Younsblooa, Eco and Lieut.. N. Til
,on formerly Of the American Navy, in which the hat
ter was mor.aliy wounded. The wouad inflicted
with pistol ball. which entered the side, and passed
through the body just above the kidney, causing dea,
in about ho0rs. sffst .s&{
We regret learn by the United States Gazel,e
that die Hon. Richard j. Maaning zone Of the Rep
reseniaives Of the State Of S"n,h Carolina in Con.
gress, died suddenly at his lodgings the Mansion
House, Philadelphia, Sunday evening. Mr.. Man
ming most estimabie man in every relation Of
life, and had sustained many important Offices in his
native State, and among Others that Of her Chief Ma
| gistrate. 90. III a.t
SpeeMiatiOn.-A gentleman Of Wheeling Ohio, pur-
chased, two years ago, few acres Of land ON lake
Erie. for Twelve hund ed dollars Tor which he was the
other day offered sixty Thousand. g!
A Scorcher.-In the good old days when il was Gus
iOmary for gentlemen sport white top bools, an ex-
quisie Of the times was luxariating before huge
hickory ERE, i" the well known tavern Of ancien,
village few miles the Eastward. The waiter, who
enjoyed the convenien. repu,asioa Of heug little
der par, having no,iced the depredaiioUs which the
caloric was making upon his Understandings,
ed TO remark-"I IL you don'i mind, SIR you'll burn
your stockings" "Ah! my boots, you mean. jerry"
Oh no, Sir, do"'' replied Jerry--"them's burnt
! aiready!'' 's t' 33F3 - ~a
Another, Murder IN Come cticat.-The New London
| Gazette Of Wednesday that the night Of the
25ih w.t. gang Of sailors from tina. ror,, assembled
| place Of Infamous noiorieiy in Waterford. where
male and female proagates resort. when drunkes
| 6ght ensued in which Portuguese named Enamel
Francis, aged "a, received a blow from club
axe which fractured his skull 20 AZ to occasion his
death Sunday One Of tie rioters has been arrest
ed, aud committed for further examination, the sup
posed murderer. - ,&4
Conrad, the jackson member 81 the Pennsylvania
Legislature, who was implicated Ia the bribery affair
while The discussion" going on in relation to the
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after being reprimanded ny The Speaker OF the House
for bis misconduct on that occasion, resigned and Of
fefed himself 10 his Constituents ia Schuylkil Coun,y
Cor reelection. has been defeated by majority Of $50
[ votes Mr. Hubby, his opponent, is. Wing.
ActiUifys-Fhere is much advantage in activity, in
doing mos, things quickly. Dr.. Arnott, in his EIe-
menis Of Physc, that animal power is exhausted
exactly in proportion the time during which it is
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force exerted There may, therefore, he often great
saving Of animal power. by doing work quickly and
with little more exertion daring the time. Suppose
two men Of equal weigh, 10 ascend the stairs.
one Of whom took only minute to reach the top,
and the other takes four nsinues IL will the Grst
little than fourth part Of ahe fatigue which il
the second because the exhaustion in proper
ton to the time 10 which the muscles acting.
Another horrible murder took place in Philadelphia
on Monday last miserable drunkard named James
Thompson killed his wife, herself cot as well
rs her daughter only eight years old! Some domes-
tic disturbance occurred, when TIompsoh threw his
wife the floor, beat her. with pair Of iougs, jump
ed upon her PROSTATE body and then stabbed her in
the breast with long knife; afterwards, throwing
her head foremost down the staircase Of his house.
The unfortunate womaa died ON Tuesday evening,
and the murderer committed to prison.
To Sare Csenmbers from Bags-SprnkIs on al
evening latter coof grounds they are common
ly left by families after use. This done as often as
two or three times a week. will no. only prevent nja-
res from bugs, bot strengthens and "vigorates the
vine and causes IL to become exceedingly fruitful
| The Editor Of the United States Gazette says he
was called 10 the door a few days STAGE by noise
eeding from rabble Of boys in the streets, who
were following good looking and well Creased e.
male, crying out .. Married % q Negro" Upon in
oury the Editor ascertaiaed that she had actually be-
come she wife Of black, .sd her fellow ci,izens"
were taking this mode Of maailessing their opHion OF
masamaiioa. We do not thiak the lady bad very
much 90 eompIais Of. t@ sA,
yossg lady dressed in male apparel lately started
ON loo. from Vermont in order TO see her uncle 10
Phisbarg. Pa for The purpose Of asking his assisl-
abce for her father who bad been formerly in siuen
circumstances, bni Who having met with misfortune
~ the time yiag in yermoai jail Tor sao,her per-
SOFAS debt. Having arrived al Newcastle, Pa. she
wss isfermed ihat her sacle poor her father
and coaid reader no assistance. Disappointed and
discouraged, she taTned her steps hOmeward aad her
purse becomiag exhausted, brute VI q landlord %
the road seized psr sf her eloihing in payment Of
sights lodkisg- She Afterwards stopped nj public
house IN Meadsie, aad her sex becoming kaown, she
was kindly furnished with proper eloihing and the
means Of prosecuting her journey home. Such
ampie u Iiai affection In ayOung and delicate female
used 20 al The re6aemenis Of society, csnno, be
mach admired. Her disguise was assumed for the
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