Litchfield enquirer., 1837-11-30

in his leg, but t is thought the bone is no fractured. Several others have their clothes perforated with balls. They were pursued and freq after in every direction, till none oi them could be found. The mob then enter. ed unmolested, threw out the press and de. molished it.
 At about 2 o'clock, they dispersed. It is said several of the mobiles were seriously wounded. They are, however, concealed Dy their friends. There were lS men m the building, with about 36 stand ofarms, besides small arms they were not desirous of de- stroying life, or they might have shot down 30 of the rioters as easily us one. Tiie May or was heard to express the opinion to-day that there were of inc rioters from 5O to 200 of whom from 50 to so were armed. Our young and worthy mayor eXerted himself and did what he could to disperse the mob- But his kind admonitions were only returned by curses. A certain grog-seller in town stood a short distance from the mayor and vo- ciferated that "if any one of their number was arrested by the civil authorities, he was authorized to say, he should be rescued by force and arms." What is civil authority here !-and what can civil authority do But am admonished by my watch, that the mail soon leaves, and that must come to a close, or I could state other particulars, and dwell little upon the causes which have brought about these calamitous results.
 Romance in Real Life.-Some days since a gentleman arrived in Cleveland (Ohio) in pursuit of a fugitive debtor, and having here learned that the runaway could probably be found in Detroit, went on in pursuit of him to that place. He there discovered the object of his search, and with him very beautiful and interesting young female, who was living with him as his wife. Knowing that he had a wife residing at the East, our friend was somewhat surprised at this new accession to the domestic circle of tho fugitive, and still more so when she assured him, in manner too sincere and innocent to leave room for a doubt, that she had been legally married to the person with whom she was found. Not troubling himself, however, at the time with an inquiry into the matter, the creditor ar- rested his debtor, and brought him to tnis city, where he was lodged in jail. Hither the ladv followed him, and here the circumstan- ces were disclosed which have doomed pure young creature to broken heart, and will probably terminate in her early death, or life more horrible than the grave.
 From the information we have received, it appears that M. A. J., the lady of whom we have spoken, was an inmate of boarding school at Lewiston, where she became ac- quainted with the man to whom she was after- ward married. She was an orphan, and it is said inherited large fortune, which was un- der the care of an uncle, her guardian. Del icately bred, and ignorant of the world, it is not cause of wonder that her feelings were strongly tinctured with romance. She was young, too, only 16. and in addition to extra ordinary beauty, possessed of every accom- plishment, of intellect and education. The villain who deluded her was introduced to her relatives as gentleman of standing and and by his personal graces and consummate tact, was we'll calculated to bosom.
 Unable to accomplish his object by any other means, he proposed marriage, and con- trary to the earnest remonstrances of her un- cle and friends, she listened to his entreaties, and finally eloped with the fascinating stran- ger, to whom she was married in Detroit.- It was not until her arrival in this city, that she discovered the fatal secret of her hus- bands former marriage. The person who gave her the information, states that he never beheld a more heart-rending scene. The conviction that she had been duped by him upon whom she had placed her hearts rich- est affections, with whom but a moment be- fore, she had expressed her willingness to die in prison, together with the thought that she was not his wife, produced an alternate struggle between pride and love, such as can only be understood by those who have learned it's horrors by experience. Nature, ever kind to it's tenderest flowers, left Miss J. long insensible to her fate. Another, and perhaps little less bitter affliction, was in re- serve. The unprincipled villain had circu- lated far and wide, report that they had nev- ar hooo v,oarrio1 and that chn xuoS ov,1y r,,., of the many, whose love he had won without the ceremony of legal union. This story too reached her ears, and the conviction of it's truth gave another and deeper pang to her wounded spirit.
 For him she had given up all-thc home of her fathers, the associates of her childhood, the friends she lovcd-and how had the
 wealth of her heart been repaid? He, for
 whom all had been sacrificed, determined on
 still greater sacrifice of her only remaining
 treasure-her good name and by a pitifil and malicious falsehood, endeavored to com plcte the ruin his arts and wickedness had devised.
 In the mean time the author of her sorrow and disgrace, having procured his liberation from prison, had gone we know not whither and escaped for while the consequences oi his offence. But though the law, tardy and utterly impotent as it is in matters of this kind, may be intellectual to inflict upon such a being the punishment his crimes demand there is an avenger in his own conscience, ii there is one spark of humanity yet left, which sooner or later must award him retribntion more fearful than any human tribunal can dispense.
 Mics J., contrary to tho orders of her phy- sician, who considered her removal in her present state of health, hazardous, has return sympathy can heal the wounds of the spirit no honest heart will refuse her the balm oi