Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-02-11

The Philadelphia papers announce the death Of Ro-
bert Vaux, Esq. after short illness. He was an AS
sociate Justice Of the Court OF Common Pleas and
extensively known Philanhropist.
The Saratoga Sentinel says, that brilliant refec.
ton in the horizon, produced by the late fire 10 N. Y.
was seen for hours by several individuals resi-
ding the Greenfield heights, nearly 200 miles dis
,antirom the conAagra.ion.
Ne,o Years Znecdote.-A little girl was despatch
ed by her mother one New Years day, to wish gro.
Ger Happy New Year." with directions to tell him
she would take the gift in molasses." Accordingly
she took jug aud went to the store and did her
rand as folIows:-" Marin told me to come and wish
you happy new year, and here's jug I" put i i""
Dedham ADJ.
Trouble among the Slares.-It is stated in the St.
Francsville Journnltha IA negroes and2 whites have
been taken up in Jackson as insurrecooists; and
confaed in the church under the custody Of the Jack
son guards. The town is in great excitement and
patrols out and the alert in the whole parish.
Gov. Tyler, in letter to the Mar, land Wing Con-
venon, has, in modest and handsome TERMS accepted
Of his nomination by that body. for the Office ofVice
President o f,hc United States
Curious Mistake.-A certain john Smith was ar
rested Tor stealing a coat, and another John Smith
was aso imprisoned charged with forgery. He that
committed the larceny tried and acquitted Of the
forgery, and the forger acquitted Of stealing the
coat Had old Hays been keeper Of the Penitentiary
Ian Office by the way he o"gh, to have and would be
ofgreat service in such mistake would not have
Cured.
Murder.-The horrid murder Of Mr.. Waggoner, an
old man aged TO- in the neighborhood Of Newark,
DEL which noticed some days since, is supposed TO
have been committed by his eon, wife and daughter,
all Of whom had horne good character. The bloody
was found secreted in the house. The son was
committed.
The U. 8. Senate have confirmed the nomination
Of job" s. Horner, as Secretary Of Michigan OF
John Mills. as Disric: Attorney for the District Of
Massachusetts; Of James s. Green District Ator.
ney for New-Jersey; Of Peter Desnoyers, Marshal
for Michigan; ofNorrs Wilcox, as Marshal for Con-
necicut.
The sUay they do things in Hinois.-We are indebt-
ed to the Rev. DR.. Ely Of Philadelphia for the follow
ing humorous anecdoie-lrue false. The doctor is
made 10 say, tina, brother in the ministry travelling
in Illinois informed him that putting up for the
night the good lady Of the house baked her bread in
common baking pan; then boiled her coffee 10 the
same vessel; siewed some pork in the same; then dip
ped out some of the fat with tea cup, on The inner
side Of which she put piece Of rag 10 make lamp
by which they might see TO eat supper and then the
travellers horse his Of oats out Of the same
omnibus Of cookery We have heard Of rockers be-
ing affixed TO bread trays and alternately used for
kneadng Of bread and a cradle-and Iadys using
the same article for sheet which she did for table
cloth, hut the ingenuity Of the lady of linoia greatly
ouisrips the Yankee ladies' for expedients.
Rutland Herald.
Married. in Tennessee, on the 4.6 inst. Mr.. Joseph
II. Granger TO Miss Nancy Childless. We approve Of
the ahy's determination 10 remain no longer Child
Less.-Prentice.
lEDIANA.-The Indianapolis Journal Of the 5th in
slant says "Iu the Senate, almost the whole yes
,erday occupied in the discussion Of joint
instruciing Senator'S in Congress 10 vote for Mr..
Benton's expunging resolution. Mr. Morgan g,oved
to reject the resolution which motion advocated
by Messrs. Morgan, Shaw, Clark. ConwelI, Thomp-
son. Dumon, Colerick. and perhaps some other gen.
tIemen, and opposed by Messrs. Whiicomb and Bra
dy, and decided in the aGrmatiue-yeas II, nays
IA. So il was rejected"
Great fire in Natchex.-We learn from the N. Or
leans papers. that the 10th inst. fire broke
the Matches landing, which consumed twenty eight
houses Viz all the lower part Of the town Under the
hiN' from Mr.. II. c. FarnUm and Dr.. N. A. MeKen.
res drug store, to the extreme end 1t was suppns-
co 10 De the work OF ineeQdisries. There was sup.
posed 70 % some live" os-nOns Of the properly wa
insured. -