Litchfield enquirer., 1836-10-27

Balloon SleeUes-The Boston Evening Journal says there seems be little doubt that the big sleeves which have for years travested the lovely features of Natures fairest creation, about to be banished from the world of fashion. And it is time. Their in- troduction originally is said to have been owing to personal defoty in one of the leaders of the ton at the Court of Charles X. The Countess de Entrevlle was afflicted with wen on her arm, which increased to enormous size. To orelinquish the gaieties of the Court was more than a lively French woman could bear; and to appear at the most fashionable rous, balls, and assemblies, with unseemly excrescence on her shoulder would be exceedingly morifying to her vanity. Accordingly, by an adroit stroke of po cy, worthy French leader of the beau monde she in vented those misshapen things, ycelped, in vulgar parlance, aaan'moh slesues-and although her wen soon increased to the size of five gallon keg, yet, with the assistance of her fashionable dress, her in frmity was never suspected.
 The Providence Journal of Thursday says, the tri- al of Ball for the murder of his wife, terminated last evening The jury, after being out about twenty min utes, returned into court with a verdict of eurITy
 It is now twenty-one years since the battle of Wa terloo gave peace to Europe-a longer term of peace than England has experienced for several centuries, probably since the Norman conquest. The longest peace before the present was of twenty years dura tion, in the reign of James I.
 Horace Everett, of Vermonf.-The Claremont (N. H) Eagle states on the authority of letter from Woodstock, Vt that Mr. Everett is reelected Con gress, by majority of from 40 to 50 votea All the towns in the district have been heard rOn giving Mr. Everett clear majority of about 200 votes over Part ridge and F1nt which was reduced to obetween 40 and 50 by about l5O scattering votes-BostOn Atlas.
 7'he epayso lose money.-A young Irishman, whol,ad been aboring for long time in New Orleans, arrived in this city on Friday last with 4I70O in gold in his pocket and soon after made his way tothe Five Points where he lodged in house of infamy during the night with his money under his head. In the morning he found it safe and was invited by the keeper of the tabishment to walk into another house of like charac ter, which he did, and where the said keeper counted the gold and pronounced it all there; and going out, with the young man, after disappeared with tl.e money and all attempts since torecoverito to detect the thief have proved unavailing.-N. Y. paper. B. RArHBrN.-This person was arrested this morn ing on warrant granted by justice of the peace in Batavia, Genesee county, on charge of forgery. His bail immediately applied for writ of hobeos corpus, and he was brought before Judge Suyker After hearing he was remanded to the custody of his bail, by whom he was forthwith handed over to the custody of the sheriff, and re-committed to prison. Journal.
 A negro slave at Darien, Geo. named Tom Scud- der bought himself wife for e7OO; but quanelng a
 little time after, he sold her for 375O. This same fel low is perfectly able purchase his freedom; but re- fuses to doit, and follows his trade of shoemaker daily paying to his master two dollars for his services
 Sah at Syracuse-More than 3O0O,OOO bushels of salt were manufactured at Syracuse during the year past, without counting the coarse.
 GEN. HARRISON, in the different treaties he made with Indians, acquired for the United States, about siry a,ltioRs of of land. In all these treates not single stipulation grant was made in favor of himself .
 Spurious Buster-A Boston lady finding herself short of butter upon the very eve ofa tea party. sent lad to the market for of indispensable mate. ria; who returned with the requisite quantity elegant ly done up," and stamped with vignesss of Noahs dove The butter was excellent uponthe ontside but upon bvoachng it. the inside nothing but hogs fat! They are remarkably ingenious people in Boston.
 Absence cf M;nd.-The first Lord Ettieton was ve- " absent in company, and when he fell into river, by the oversetng of boat. at Hagiey if was said of him that he had "sunk twice before he recoIIected that he could swim" ~Gf
 TSrn Oa.-The Factory Girls at Lowell have lsft their empoyments. in consequence cf an addition of twelve and a half cents week being made to the price board without corresponding increase of wa. ees. The Lowell Advertiser states that they assem- bled on Chapel H to the number Of about two thou. sand. S
 We understand that the Secretary of tlss Treasury has appointed Commissioners to invesgate the affairs of the late United States Bank with view to fs dis posal of the 100000 of stock belonging to the United States-N. Y. Tsmes. fosa.v V.
 Twelve houses were destroyed by fire at the village of Newbury Court House, S. C. on the morning of the 22d ult. and the whole village would have been redu. ced to ashes but for the very favorable state of the wind. Gf4FMAa
 New experiments made lately in France cure of cholera have been successful in cases considered incurabe. The remedy is very simple 1t consists in putting the sick person into warm bath of very salt water Bodies already much discolored, have been left three hours in bath of that kind kept constantly very warm; the progress to return to lie was very astonishing, the color changing every a hnur till they had resumed their former whiteness. The physician can easily judge of the length of time the bath is requi red. The causes of the change are these: Warmth opens the pores the skin, and as the salt has the pro perty of Hquiying the coagulated bood causes the blood congealed in the veins to resume its ordinary course towards the heart, and thus prevents death ] Neu-YOrk AnReFic0n-