Litchfield enquirer., 1837-04-13

Oryou may though the treatment appears be rough, Run split through my side, and with safety enough. am seen with my ball and my apple all day.
 My belt IS a rainbow, l reel and dance;
 am said to retire. though l never advance. am read by physicians as one of their books And used by the ladies to fasten their hooks. My language is plain, though it cannot be heard. And speak without ever pronouncing word. Some call me diamond; some say amjet Others talk of my water, or how am set. I'm borough in England, in Scotland stream, And an isle of the sea in the lrshman's dream. The earth without me would no loveliness wear, And sun, moon. and stars, at my wish disappear; Yet 90 frail is my tenure, so brittle my joy, That speck gives me pain, and drop can destroy.
 In the lttle but most respectable township Elin soboro. N J. where there are about 80 voters, they have neither Tavern, Store, Lawyer Justice of the Peace-nor any thing else that tends to disturb the Guietude and industry of its inhabitants
 Tho earthquake of which we had information some days ago, by an arrival from Smyrna, is said to have destroyed the city of Jaffa-the ancient Joppa-and buried thirteen thousand of its fifteen thousand nhab tans among the ruins. If Jafa has been destroyed, it is scarcely to be thought that Jerusalem has escap ed, the distance being considerably less than days journey on horseback.-Boston Trans.
 Secyecy.-Alexander once told an important secret to of his attendants with strict charge not to talk about it: in little time the secret got abroad. AL exander was greatly offended and consulted one of the sages of Greece as to how he should punish the man who had betrayed him. The sage replied. Do nothing to him; it is you that have betrayed your secret; you could not keep it yourself no wonder that it was too much for another"
 Shocking-Two children, daughters of poor and destitute parents, the one T. and the other 10 years of age, died suddenly at Taunton last week. from eating the root of the Ciclad, or hemlock. The children were employed in the calico factory, and the Taunton (Masso Whig says the root is found on the road, which the children travelled to and from their home, where they undoubtedly obtained it to satisfy the wings of hunger. On post mortem examination of the bodies. the stomachs found to contain little food. but were principally filled with hemlock root and lemon peel.
 Honest Caui;on.-The following advertisement ap- peared in a Savannah journal: "Al persons are not only warned but absolutely forbid. to give me credit on any pretence whatsoever; as from this day for. ward shall not pay any debts contracted by myself so help me God. JOHN HEwErr."
 A fiery, and doubtless burnt, district-In Mont gomery county, Ohio. there in operation Gtytro grist mills and serenfytro distleries. If this is specimen of the other counties of Oho is not prsing that the supplies of produce from that quarter have fallen of.
 The Rev. MT. Potter. of Albany, has declined the appointment of President at Washington College.
 Me:ancholy Accident-The Hudson Gazette states that in consequence of the bridges being carried away by the late freshet it has been necessary to ferry cross the Claveack creek in the vicinity of Marshals Print Works On Friday afternoon last, in taking a. . loaded team the boat capsized and seven men on board were thrown in the creek-tt rec of whom were drowned. Two of the men have left families to mourn their loss deprived of their only means of sup. port.
 Destructive fire at Washington, N C.-By letter from Washington, N. c. dated 2 o'clock of the 3lst ut. learn that fire broke out in that town about o'clock that morning, by which large number of buildings were destroyed with considerable part of their contents also the naval stores on the whaves The buildings destroyed embrace all on both sides of the main srest from the store of J. Potts to E. Hoyt & Sons
 large Hog-The Cincinnati Gazette contains an advertisement for the exhibition of the Hog Buck. Eye" He is three years old; is feet 2 l-2 inches high; measures feet IA inches round the waist {; . ry short and cus weighs 1900 lbs and has not done growing yet!
 RocK SAIr.-The Genesee Farmer says that ss the Saline reservation on Salt River, Ar:esian well for the purpose oprocuing salt water, has been sunk to the depth of 3oofees For sixty feet of this distance the auger passed through solid rock salt Here is supply for the immense population destined at no great distance of me to throng the valley of the fah CT of nveTs-
 sUsuDE--Mr. Herman Lincoln. carpenter. for- mesT of Hineham. hung himself in Bosson on Tues day last . sUIcDE-A young man named wsl.eman Lyon, drowned himself on Monday, in tl.eriver, about half a mic above the bridge, as Nmwalk; Conn.
 4 6Nsinass mGtter.-Call on business men in business hours, only on business; transact your business and then go about your 'busin- ess in order to give him time to finish his bu- sine@ .