Litchfield enquirer., 1837-03-02

Comfy aad District Consideration forget, readers of heighbOnng towns, to appoint your dele. gates to the Conventions mentioned in another part of our paper It is desirable that eUeTy should be represented, and that eUeyy dIegGe appointed should attend The time is short to the days of meeting but sucien: trust for every part of the county to take measures to be represented.
 SirteenM District.-Dr. JEHrEL WELFARE of New Milford, was nominated as candidate for the State Senate by the whig delegates assembled at Woodbu- ry on Tuesday last.
 A Farmer" is in type, but necessarily postponed until next week. Also "S''
 The late fire in BrQdIeyUilLe-The following article put in type last week, but for certain reasons was then suppressed. We fear that the youth will be un- able to shift the responsibility setting fire to the store from his own shoulder to another's.-
 0cT On Tuesday afternoon, young man named William lsbe, about 20 years of age was apprehend- ed on suspicion of having fired the above store-a search was made, and a counterfeit specie dollar and some other change found upon him, some of which was identified having been in the store the day pre- vious to its being burnt search of the house where he resided was then made and two or three pieces Of silk were discovered which were also known to have belonged to the store. He has made partial confes- sions says he had confederates but 1t is doubted whe- ther he has implicated the right persons. He has been committed to jail, and will probably have his trial at the present term of the Superior Court.
 Sseghing. For the last eight or ten days we have had fine seighing in the region round about here-he first this season. March however has come in and it cannot be expected to continue very long.
 Amother cold snap.-Yesterday morning, March lst, the mercury in Fahrenheit stood at degrees below O.
 Fre.-A small building connected with clothing works and used as dyeing house, was destroyed by fire on Monday night last in Harwinton, belonging to MT. Chester N Case Insured for $2OO in the Litch- field Mutual office
 Attempt at Suieids.-A gentleman in Washington day last week attempted to kill himself by cutting his throat. He took dull knife, and commenced saw ing upon his throat, making dreadful gash, but be- fore he had penetrated deep enough to destroy e he was discovered and the knife taken away from him. dread of going the poor house, it is sad was the exciting cause.
 The Ne,r Cabinet.-On Saturday next the inaugura- ton of Mr. Van Buren will take place. It appears to be pretty well understood that his Cabinet will be composed as follows:
 For Secretary of Sate-John Forsyth.
 Secretary of Treasury-l eyi Woodbury.
 Secretary of War-Joel R. Poinsett.
 Secretary of Navy-Mahon Dickerson.
 Attorney Genera-Beniamin F. Butler.
 Postmaster General-Amos Kendall.
 Hon. Ruel Williams has been elected Senator in Congress by the legislature of Maine for six years So the Hon. MT. Dana, who has occupied the seat for couple of months, has leave to retire.
 0As our paper is going to press, we perceive that there gathering of few chopfallen, heart-droop- ing people about town, who presume delegates to the Tory Convention to be held this day (Wednes- day) for the nomination of Congressman for this dis trict Lancelo the second will doubtless be the candi date. Poor fellow! he is destined to occupy the pr- vate station hereafter!
 WASHINGTON, Saturday night, ii o'clock.
 The President is yery very feeble. and will not be able to commence his journey to the Hermitage the 9th of March as he intended In consequence he has gwen notice of his intention to take up his lodgngs with Mr. Blair, on the morning of the third!! This may be a fit termination for such an administra. tion as the present. but it does not become the dignity of the station that any ExPresident should dociliate himself under the roof of such man as Blair-Cour
 A Premium of One Hundred Dollars is offered for the best experiment made in the year 1887, in fatten- ing various animals on apples-the premium to be a. warded by a Committee of three Farmers, to be nam. ed hereafter in this Journal.-Aner. Fem. Union.
 10 raise early atoes.-Potatoese exposed to warm sun few days before planting, will be week for ward of those planted in the common way. E. w.
 STow, Feb. 20, lS37
 First Rate-Some wag lately sent to the "black knights fthe United States Senate package con taining twenty-our black leather collars highly pol ished and each directed to one of the expungers n scribed in commemoration of the glorious expunge," with request that each member would lay his collar up with "Old Hckorys boots,' as a perpetual "ir. TOT to his memory"
 A smart shock of an earthquake occurred in Que bee at A. M. Feb. 9th, according to the Quebec Ga zette. It was accompanied with rumbling noise and concussions for some seconds, which awoke ma ny persons from their slumbers and threw down some pieces of furniture and fractured few panes of glass The shock was felt in the vicinity of the city. The air was clear and thermometer about zero but for sew eral days anterior there had been heavy. fogs.
 Interesting Triol-A case of much interest was tried at East Cambridge, Mass. on Wednesday last It was an action for sander. The plaintif-Jamea J. M. AshwOrth--is a mechanic, who came to this country in ls29 and resides at Lowell. The defend ant-John R. Adams-is an attorney at law, and re- sides at the same place. He had charged Ashworth with the crime of thett. Verdict for the plaintiff a. A6 67.-ibid.
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