Litchfield enquirer., 1837-11-09
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I l keslgHaiiOn ef Mr. King, of Geo.eio-The Caor. ga COnstitutiOnalst of the 2Ist u contains e Iet,er ofTesgnation of the Hon. John P. Kim. After s,. emptingto exrain and justify his course in ,he late session of Congress he remarEs-"I have m;s,alan the great principles of the party in this particular if is obvious that am not fit representative for \, I shal therefore. return home in few weeks and sur. render trust, you say cannot honorably hold. l have from friends mnny written evidences, tha, they still consider democracy to mean te ,ru of ae people But it is enough for to know, sir that some of my friends are dissatisfied: and wish it under. stood that Ishall not enibaass them by being can didate for reelection. "-N. Y. Express.
 Three negroes murdered nnd robbed an Irshman near Richmond, on the night of the 18th inst. They have been apprehen,ed and confessed the murder.
 A man named John Twembly, confined in the Bos- ton House of Correction for ha!i:ual intempcrance, killed himself on Tuesday evening, by cutting his throat with piece of glass;
 The annual salary of tue Governor of Michigan is $aOOO, and $500 for house rent
 A southern editor accuses cotemporary with walk ing about the streets in his shir and lodging in the gutter.
 4 ROb6er DiscOuered ,-John Clark, of Montezumo,
 
 knocked down and robbed, between that place and Auburn. It turns out from his own confession, that he himself was the rogue and he has restored tex cepting $5D the missing money, $2,519. He is now in jail.
 ArriUal of ,he Peacock.-The U. s. ship Peacock. arrived at Norfolk on the 27th ult. She sailed from New-York April 2S 1885, and has been absent 2years and months. During her absence, she has "circum. navigated the world" She has lost only 10 men dur ing her absence
 Accidental Shooting.-An Irishman named John smith, aged B. was accidentally shot by boy nan,- ed George Rohr, aged l7. The boy was shooting in Bloomingdale, N. York, on lot where the Irishman with two others were at work In endeavoring to wrest the gun from the boy who had hold of by the breach it being cooked it went off, and the ball enter ed Smiths heart, who sprung forward, uttered one scream, and fell dead. The boy was examined by . jury, and discharged.
 A very destructive fire broke out in Halifax, N S. on the 23d ut. which ragged with great violence from to l2 o'clock P. M, and destroyed several buildings The fire commenced at the corner of South Water & Hollis streets and had not the wind been very light, must have done great injury. The loss is estimated at f20O00, of which about E9O0o was covered by in cuA"hSVs AuS VuSSo Oh shtO cuiA otiO 4SCGtuPu newspapers were both destroyed.-N. Y. CoGr.
 Nesc-Orleans, Oct. 26-It is gratifying to announce change in the weather favorable to the health of the city, The sury heat of the ten days past has passed away, and in its stead enjoy the bracing effects of chill air and bleak piercing winds from the north.. Should Hull take place in the atmosphere and calm evening ensue, frost may be expected, This is cheer ing news to our absent friends We dare not invite them to return till an actual fall of tost but in the meanwhile the assurance that this event is promising so soon to occur, may be pleasant for them to hear and for us to communicate.