Litchfield enquirer., 1837-08-17

To the light of tippler's nose. A Wye.-A gentleman advertises, in one of the Detroit papers, for an "hepmeet for life. He wants one who shall be "a companion of his heart his head, and his ot" As to the latter, his lot being described as a rich one, he may find many lady who would like to be companion to it. But for his heart and his head, she would be a flat indeed, who would will lngly be companion to them! If the first were not full of vanity, and the latter full ofsap he would nev- CT have advertised for wife.
 Queer Iransposition.-On of our exchange papers remarks that in late storm at Otsego N Y "a show CT of hens eggs fell, as large as hail stones" The clouds that produced them must have been teathery in the extreme.
 SeUen Thousand and Ten passengers have arrived at the New-York Quarantine, from Europe, within the last ten days! [Says the American of Tuesday last.]
 A Young Adyenturer.-Thc New-YorS Evening Star states that board the Peruvian, recently ari we'd at that port from Cronstadt, is boy named Mo ses II years old He was picked up in the Baltic 70 miles from land, in little skif with gunny bag for
 saiI and had put to sea without provisions in quence of quarrel with his stepfather,a fisherman in Sweden.
 All for Loue.-A sailor hung himself to a chain ca ble, with his pocket handkerchief on Sunday night last, in Boston; but fortunately taken down be- fore e squite dead, by the Watch. All they could get out of him. after he was recovered, was, love her-Ilove her-I love her and I'll die for her.
 Snug Business.-It is stated that an account of the accession ofa monarch to tho throne of England the Attorney General will receive fees for signing patents of office, not less than E1OOOOO! There has been appropriated by Parliament to the support of the widow of William W. :flO0OOO per annum for life, with three splendid palaces for her occupancy.
 Fatal Accident.-We learn that gentleman by the name of Pointer, from North Carolina, was thrown from his gig at Wythe c. H. few days since, and so injured that he died in about an hour. Ninety-one thousand dollars in money and drafts were found, we understand, in his possession. He was an entire stranger at Wythe Court House, and his name and re- sidence ascertained by letters found upon his person.-Abington (Vu.J Statesmn.
 Murder.-John Satterlee of Philipstown, Putnam county, deliberately shot his wife Saturday last, reloaded and shot again, to make sure. He then drew the body to swamp where he secreted it, and went about among his neighbors nquring for his wife
 saying that she had gone away, he knew not where. lie was under arrest for the murder.-Abany Ado.
 Economy.-A neghbor ofours informs us that wood goes further when left out of doors than when well housed, some of his having gone upwards of quarter of q male, in one night !-Yeoman's Gazette.
 We have had some of ours travel of even when well housed | though we cannot vouch for it's travel ling So far as "a quarter of mile !'-Enq.
 gentleman (says the Commercial was at the the atre in Paris, one evening, with a friend. Toward the close of the performance, seeing corner of his friends handkerchief projecting from the pocket, he md and into his own pocket, intending to amuse himself for a while with the owners vexation when the loss should be discovered. At the same moment snuffbox was slipped into his hand, by wel-dressed parsonage st ting behind him, and voice whispered in his ear, beg pardon sir-I did not know you belonged to the profession, or would not have picked your pocket- It is against my rule to practice on a brother."- The snufEbox was his own-and he was generous enough give his professional brother hint that he had better go away lest he should be recognised by some of the policemen.
 Out of Bed-Jeremah Yoomans of Clarkstown, advertises his wife having left his bed and board. and forbds any one else to furnish her with similar accommodations, trust her at all, as he will pay none of her debts. Amy rejoins and sets forth at length that the scamp never had bed of his own, and to board she had get all she had the sweat of her brow. She further insists that he has robbed her of various sums of money which she earned by hard work. and left her for weeks at time. In con- clualon she warns all pretty girls be the lookout for the scoundre, who she hopes will be "despised and whipped by every decent and respectable man Tn community" As in duty bound we give him one cut.-NerburgA Jour-
 Breach of Contract in HigA Lite-Mr. Purdon of Dublin. formerly attached to ,ha Rr;,;.s, EuL~u . Sweden, has been cast in SOOO damages, in breach of marriage promise with his cousin, Miss Head. daughter of rich proprietor of T1pperary. Defence was, the dying injunction of the father of the youth against the match.
 Not BGd-An old gentleman in Kentucky, as the sun goes down on Saturday night, daubs up the en- trance to his bee hive to keep the little fellows from working on the Sabbath.