Litchfield enquirer., 1837-09-07


 most any other man except Mr. Thomas, who is m old hunter, and had secn rnttlesnaIkes before-and as this animal always gives timely warning before it strikes SO MT. Thomas did not, in the present instance, for a moment lose his presence of mind.
 But not to trust himself too near this hon. orable but dangerous enemy, he kept pru- dent distance; and elevating his rife which fortunately he had with him, he let fiy a charge into the mouth of the snake, which, passing through his brain and out at the back of his head, killed him on the spot. Then taking a hooked stick which he had prepared for the purpose, he fastened it in the OFifice he had just made in Mir. Snakes skull, and thus conveniently, but with good deal of hard toll, dragged him to the village of Cats kill, There procuring rule of carpenter, he proceeded to the measurement of his slain adversary; and found his dimensions to be as follows :-Length II feet 9 inches; cir conference in the largest part l2 inches do round the head, 6 l-2 inches; do round the first rattle, 3 inches-round the last, 2 inch- es number of rattles S3--length of the whole series of rattles, 3 feet inches length of the two poisonous fangs, 2 3-4 inches. His weight was found to be within one ounce of 27 pounds. On trying out his oil, after be- 1 ing duly divested of his skin, there was found l to be nearly 5 quarts. The skin has been stuffed. This immense snake is believed to have been the largest of this species, of which we have any record. -CatskiH Obseruer.
 The Citv of Loweu.-The " City of Spin- dles," as it is termed, is one of the magic cre- ations of a few years which are rarely seen 1 in New England, but of common occurrence in the Far West. The Editor of the Boston Centinel furnishes an interesting description of it. It covers one mile square. Twenty years ago it was comprised within the do- l main of one farm house. The first purchas- |es were in 1891, and the works began in 1922. l The Canal which here forms short cut a. cross great bend in the Merrirnack, and which was constructed before 1918, furnishes the supply of water, and probably suggested the locality. The Concord river unites with the Merrimack opposite the city. DracW is the name of the town opposite on the East l80OO, two thirds of which, and they mostly females, under 9 years of age, are connected with cotton factories. All girls under IS, by law must have three months school each year. There are but very few under ten lyears. There are twelve places of religious worship. The sunday schools are well maintained, the older girls being the teachers. The spectacle of SO many beautiful faces of a Sunday, reaching three miLes of girls in length, as was said when Gen. Jackson visited them, is in the highest degree imposing. The a. mount of capital invested in the factories is len msllions of dollars. The compact part of the city, including the factories, is on pe- ninsula. The town is airy and well laid out the houses neat and many of only one sto- ry. Many ofthe laborers live in brick blocks of three stories. Last year -four large facto- ries of brick were erected, each five stories high, and eight brick blocks for dwellings, con- laining ten tenements each.--N Y. Stor. l More Troubles ;s the ChuYch-COl. Johnson's District.--During the tumult and turmoil of the Panic Session, Gen. Jackson informed 1 pious friend that his chief troubles "arose from a schism in the Presbyterian Church." | No one aware of the Generals habitual pie But these troubles in the church are not con- fined to Washington. The Albany Argus attributes the Tory defeat in Col. Johnson's district to !" religious controversy" between the " old Baptists" and the |" Campbellists! !" | It was all about building seminary oflear- ning-which the Campbellists patronised, but to which the old Baptists were opposed. MT. Southgate took sides with the opponents of education, " many of whom" says the Arr gus, "are politically friends of the adminis- tration !" We have no doubt that the ad-
 
 men of that description, but MT. Southgate's success was due to no such support. MT. Southgate is very able and eloquent man, and in his various harangues to the People of his district, presented such a striking exposi- ton of the enormities of the administration, that he converted thousands of his former po- litical opponents. Dick Johnson was in the field in person--calling on his friends /" for heavens sake to save his district'-but it could not be done. It was to no schism in the church that Mir. Southgate owed his election and to no schism in the Party, us the Globe intimates. It was to the abando1- naent of the Party, and not q division in it, that we have been indebted for this splendid triumph.--N Y. Enquirer. .6aa
 Horrible Transaction. Donaldsonville CLa) Advocate contains an account of most diabolical transaction. The affair, from beginning to end, is replete with horror, and we would well save our readers the sicken- ing details, did we not think knowledge of the facts of the highest importance for our future government s ,sai ,ts b{.s .ea
 It seems that MT. Pugh, a planter, residing on the Lafourche, became uneasy on account of his overseer, seeing the horse of the lat ter, without saddle or bridle, returning with out his master. He was fearful something must have happened to him, and immediate ly had recourse to every possible plan to ex- plain, the mystery. He sent, negroes in search of the overseer, but they returned, saying that they could hear nothing of him. After seeking in vain over the whole neigh borhood, one of his slaves, a cartman, dscov- cred the body, and gave notice of 1t to his master. The unfortunate man was found mutilatcd in the most barbarOus and sayage