Litchfield enquirer., 1837-02-16

And caught raging pieurlsy.
 Her life ebbs fast, no power can save;
 And with cough her breath she gave-S
 And then they beloved her graves
 And laid her in a sepulchre! +t.
 Capital Simile.-The State of Tenpessee never pro duced better paragraph than the following hut on the course pursued by Gen. Jackson, Tn reladon to the currency, during his administration:
 The President has been tinkering with the curren- cy for eight years, and he leaves 1t worse than he found 1t. There used to be saying among children on the appearance of a rainbow, that he who would run to the end of it. S".tl iin ha of dollars. Dur ing the whole of his administration Gen: Jackson has been running with all his might for the eii1 (: ZIG rainbow, that he might find a metallic currency, but when wi @ he started Ii the giant; with his seven mile boots, could make DO progress in such race, what can be expected of his s1ccessof7
 Fun aliue.-We saw three Irish children sliding down hill this morning, baretooted. They seemed to enjoy the sport as well those that had on boots and woolen socks.-Nesc-HaUen Herald.
 Treple Saicide.-A youth, aged 19 at Camberwel, resolved to make his exit sure, swallowed an ounce of arsenic, opened vein, and then hanged himself caused by the rejection of his suit to housemaid
 Mir. NEwToN ATHERroN, young man in the em- ploy of Mir. Rejoice Newton of this city, on Wednes day last made one hundred Horse Shoes in the almost incredible short space ef ONE HOUR AND roRTYsEvEN MlNtfEs, including s'ogsse ef sir minutes. Sever al respectable persons present and saw the work performed. It was oR done at fire and with only two helpers ofie to blow and the other to strike This specimen of Mr. Atherton's work is offered as cha lenge which it is believed cannot be beaten, and if this is doubted his employer is willing to bet $50 that he can make one hundred first rate Horse Shoes quick than any other iii this State. Let those try it who dare.-IIargford Pa'. & Demo -..
 Great Fire in e,csOrleans. Accounts have been received that most destructive conlagration took place at New Orleans the lst and 2d instants The number of buildings destroyed are stated, but or two whole squares laid prostrate and two three men lost their lives. Several of the heaviest houses in the city entirely burnt out and the quantity of goods, wines, fruit, paper &c. that were destroyed is said to be n1mense.-Ib.
 Feelings of fhe Aged--An old man hides his sorrows but let the word therefore, not think him unfeeng. He has learned the vanity of exposing his grief and bears his burden in silence.
 Sorrows gather round great souls storms do round but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them.
 There is something ominous in the breaking of single link in the family circle. Ono after one the members drop off until all a:e Zone, and VIC look a. round with feeling of loneliness that is unutterable upon the broken mementos of a thousand vanished joys.
 MExlco.-The Boston sloop of war has arrived at Pensacola, from Vera Cruz. bringing with her Judge
 Ellis, our lato Minister to Mexico. He deIanded his passp6f5 which is said were refused and left Mex leo on the 18th of December California has declared it's independence of Mexico. private letter, receiv. ed at the Merchants Exchange Room, New Orleans, states that the Mexican authorities have declared an ta Anna outlaw. and have called upon all citizens to shoot him should he again appear within the limits of any state Of territory of Mexico Bustamente is said to be the Head of Affairs in that misnamed Re- public.-N. Haven Pal.
 Eve hundred stores have been erected in N: York since the great fire year ago, most of them five six s'ores high Estimated cost of the stores, ten thou. sand dollars each-total five millions.
 A parcel of 96,OOOl. in good bilIs bought by MT. Evanf, of Manchester, was lost and recovered in manner It was left in a crimson bag in the cab, and taking the preeautfs to advertise only lOL was brought by the cabman
 Ihe last cf the Old BrOc0des-In our obituary cal ender record says the Boston Transcript the death of Mrs, Eleanor Jefferson, formerly widow Draft, teacher of female academy at the advanced age of nearly one hundred years and six months This ven- erable lady the last of her sex who wore the tune fthe days of the painter Copey, and might of ten be seenon Sundays in pleasant summer weather in the vicinity of Congress street, tripping along to church, with an active step, bright eye and placid wis age-dressed in brocade silk. of the fashion of her youth, with the high heeled and pointed shoe of the danes of our grandmOtheEs' times.
 The Alexandria Gazette contradicts the report of Mir Van Burens intended marriage with lady of Virginia. -
 The Salem Register states that subscription pa- per is being circulated in Marbehsad, the subscribers to which agree to use no four bread made of the same until the price of four shall be reduced to eight dollars per barrel.
 SomeAing Nsg-A petition with about 200 sieua- lures, from New London, Conn was presented to Con abolished in the District of Columbia.
 Rul,ng Passion.-The Newburg Gazette says, that at late fire in that village, buxom widow ft fair, and forty. whose local hab,aton and ali her stock of worldly gear were snvelOped in the devouring ele- ment, being vociferousiy enszeated by her friends
 from without to make her escape, and come out of the flaming tenement. Indeed" says she, very coolly, |" that shan't until have found my curls!"
 "Marrie6-By the Rev. Mir weicIev. on inc 24th Nov. Mir. Asahel Bull to Miss Lydia 1sler a of Small Pox. x.'-GalenG (IQ.I Gas. ~O'''''-
 We have heard of persons dyiag of Small Pox. but never heard Ofth marrying for it before.