Litchfield enquirer., 1837-09-14
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Roasting.-A man who boasts that the world owes him a living is dangerous individual, as he will poach from it's inhabitants as a matter of right He who boasts of his honesty, is generally rogue of his courage generally coward of his riches gener- ally not weathy; of his democracy generally aris- tocrat of his intimacy with great men, generally des- pissed by those who may chance to know him; of his wit, popularity and high understanding, always a fool-Radi;. ...-.
 We learn through letter from Murfresboro, re-. ceived last night, that the Hon. John Williams an eminent citizen of Knoxville, and formerly Senator in Congress from Tennessee, died suddenly on the Eth inst.-Nashriue Bonner.
 A letter received in Baltimore thates that MT. w.. was stung by an insect while riding through the woods, which ended in ortifcation.-Norpalk Gag.
 Election Returns are good-almost perfect The administration may have nominal majority, but con- sttued it will be, it will be powerless. On the side of the Wings, shall undoubtedly have the prepon- derance that talent, and right is to carry; while our opponents beaten, dsheartened and conscious of error, must and will quail before them. We think we see the rvits starting, and the chains falling from ma ny "a Van Buren collar. If lfMichigan and Rhode Isl- and do their duty the country redeemed rsgenera- .
 On the passage of the Narraganseti steamboat from Providence, on Monday evening, female passenger named Kemble was unexpectedly confined. The chid fine boy, received, with the mothers consent the name of Narrdgansen Ken,ble.
 An American HouseWJs.-A good housewife in Berkshire CO., Mass. seeing an enormous hawk bounce upon her poultry at the door, and seize hold of one of her favorte hcns cautiously grabbed the monster and locked him up in the woodhouse He measures it 6 inches between the tip ofthe wings.
 Vsn Burenisn west is now called "Vanocracy' i. e. Vanaut0cFacy."
 The Hon. Jno. Davis, of the U. States Senate for Massachusetts, is seriously i'll at Worcester.
 Among other articles sent into the Mechanics Fair at Boston, for exhibition, is Connterpane of exquisite workmanship, by Mrs. John Quincy Adams.
 Scanddl-The Detroit Post says that the whisper. ing tubes about being inserted in sides of a meet ing house in that city, leading from thence, under ground to the chambers of of our gentry so that they can heav the sermons without the trouble of eo ing to church on Sunday nsoFning. These aque. ducts of salvation are described as being made of tin and are about as big round as a stick of wood.
 Maternal Al A6ection.-A poor woman, on ascending the ladder of the ship Nesor on Saturday, for New Orleans gave her child to aborer on the wharf, who in handing it to the mother let it fall into the dock - The mother was standing on the rail- about l6 feet from the water, whence she leaped and saved her child, amid the cheers of several hundred persons 1; and for this bold act of affection and humanity, the agent of the ship gave her free passage and dol lar.-JouT. Con-
 An eloquent professor in the healing art thus char acterzes the article of Caome: It the aUbone of Sampson-the club Hercules-the lepsr and fslcrrm of Archmides- and the terror of old maids"
 Miss Martineau says that young lady at Wash ington deeply lamented the sudden death of young gentleman by drowning in the Potomac, because he would be so much missed at the parties"
 Five un6nist ed houses were burnt in Philips st., NewOrleans, the 3d inst. the work of incenda- ry. On the 4th two large steam mills near Lafayette were destroyed. Loss S75,O0O.
 Death from Ga Election Quarrel.-yames Quaries. Esq., shot in recent dispute at Frankfort by Joel Richmond, died the next day. Richmond is in the hands of the law.
 Tm EssEx.-AmOng number of old men of war which were advertised in the English papers to be sold at auction. on the 9th of July. was the Fgate ES- sex. which our readers will recoect was taken during the last war, by the Phebe and Cherub of Valparaiso aftera severe engagement. The Essex was built in Salem, Mass She is advertised as being only e67 tons burthen.-EEwsss.