Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-12
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Fatal Cosudlu-Mr. B. Seaman Smith. nf West. Haven, while on fishing excursion yesterday after- noon in sail boat with several other persons on es- pyng flock of ducks, called on lad for his fowling- pece who, in bringing it from below, hit the lock a. gainst some object, by which it was discharged, and the contents entered the forehead of Mr. Smith, who was standing in advance, from which wound he died about nine o'clock last evening Mr. S. was the son of Capt. Ichabod Smith, of West-Hayen and we learn has left wife and six children to deplore his unhappy end. He was aged 3s.-Ne,c-H Hauen Herald It is stated in the Philadelphia Herald that May Humphreys, Esq that city has been appointed aeen. ofhe U S. Bank, to reside at Liverpool It is also in contemplation to send an agent to France, and for this purpose, have heard it stated that Mr. Davis" o the house of Davis and Brooks reside at Havre
 This is no other than the far-famed Major Dow. ming"
 Vermont Eleaion.-The votes for Senators in Yer mont have been officially canvassed and it is ascer- tained that twenty Whig ten Van Buren candidates are elected. Last year Wings 19, Van Buren men H. The whole number of votes given was Ss, ,44s-agere. gate Whg majority 4,l36
 MT. Stone, (Whig) is reported to be elected Mem. Der of the House of Representatives of the United States from the State of Tennessee, to fill the vacan cy occasioned by the death ofMr. Standefer. 1 CAPITAL HNT.-Prentce says: The Wings O New-York city are preparing to fire five hundred guns in honor of the revolution in Maine. 1.-the New Workers will revolutionize their State, we vii endeavor 10 charter hunder-coud to let off its artil | lery in honor ofthe glorious event.
 What makes Aristocrat ?--Mr. Ewing, the distin guished Ohio Senator, at late public dinner given him at Marietta, adverng to the vulgar slang of the Government presses in calling the opposition arsto crats, said-"f we are so, many of you who knew me few years ago, had the honor of knowing bare. footed, rugged, little aristocrat
 Fatal Accident-A young man by the name of Francis Barnett, aged q, instantly killed, on the 2sd inst at Salisbury. while engaged in digging iron ore in the mineihe pit fell in and buried him about four feet under the surface. Two other men were somewhat injured Ifariford Courier.
 l nt-Abolitionism at Ahon.-We mentioned few weeks since the destruction of an Abolition Press nt Alton, H. The proprietor, Mr. Loyeioy, determined to oreesablish his ourna-and on the 2lst ut. press put shore from steam boat supposed to be n- tended for his new office. The packages containing the press were immediately stored The circuln- stances soon became known, and much excitement was created among the citizens. About 12 o'clock at night, six or seven persons proceeded to the store where the press had been deposited-burst open ,ho door-took the press and threw it into The Mississippi
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 Shocking Occurrencc.-Mr. Wm. Strange Of this town. while passing through pasture near the house of Nathan Read with basket of clans hls back, last Sunday, was attacked by bull belonging to Mir Read. He was found in the latter part of the day shockingy bruised and almost entirely naked his clothes having been torn off The bull had brass knobs on his horns, and thereby prevented from gorng the body. The ground was much torn up, and ! showed that the attack must have continued some time, and probably after the man was dead. Full RiUer Patriot.