Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-08-30

EsOM Ms BriAgaoDn N j. Chroniult, Arg I4
AnotheT WGrniHg 10 The IHtemPsrGts. On
Friday last week, man by the name OF
Jonathan 3. Ayres, of Salem county, near
the Cumberland line, was thrown from his
Wagon, and when found the vital spark had
fled. The circumstances as related to u.s.
were nearly these. He had been working at
hay through the day in the marsh, and had
drunk pretty freely of whiskey, and on his
return at night stopped at a little country
groe shop called an Inn. There he staid till
late hour in the evening. After leaving
the tavern he drove his horses SO furioUsly
that his hired man became alarmed, and en-
deavored to obtain the lines, but he utterly
refused to give them up, and only drove the
faster. To ensure his own safety therefore
the hired man jumped from the Wagon, al
though he had four miles to walk to reach his
home, which he did by cross road, but found
that the drunken Jehu had not yet arrived.
After waiting sometime, and becoming alarm
ed for his safety, the family went in pursuit,
but owing to the darkness Of the night, and
his having taken by-road, it was nearly
the lot of his poor wife to discover the body
and what must have been her feelings, on
beholding the body of her husband lifeless
corpse! He had been thrown from the wag-
gon, and lay sprawling IN the road, with
his face buried in the mud and water, and
although several slight bruises were found
about his head, and his ear partly torn off,
vet it is most probable that he died OF suffo--
cation. His horses were found short dis
lance from where he lay entangled in the
harness and broken Wagon, and unable to-
extricate themselves. .,
The Astor LiJrary-The N. Y. CONNER
cial Advertiser says there is no truth in the
story lately published, and until now with
out contradiction, that John Jacob Astor has
appropriated large sum for the establish
ment Of City Library.
From the Rochester Democrat.
Important from I'oronto-It affords US
great pleasure to be able to communicate the
release of sixteen State Prisoners, from the
Jail at Toronto. Several of them were con-
demned to death-among the rest Charles
Durand, relative Of DR. Duncomb. 1t is
supposed that tho order for their release was
received by the Great Western.
The following is copied from the Toronto
Commercial Herald OF Thursday:
His Excellency Sir George Arthur has
been pleased to extend to the following Pris-
oncr's Her Majesty's pardon, viz Seymour
w. H. StockdclI, John Mccormick, John
Gillingham, Daniel Shell, and William De-
lang, on condition of their giving security to
keep the peace and be ofgood behaviour for
three years.
Abraham Haling, Jesse Cleaver, Silas
Bardnell, John Brown, John Haling, Joseph
Kilbourn, Asa Wixon, Joel Wixon, John Hill,
Daniel Shepard, and Charles Durand, on
condition that they Danish themselves within
three days from the time of their liberation
fh0h
they remain absent for and during their nat
ural lives.
The Cherokees.-As VIC have seen several
statements implying that these indians were
still dissatisfied, and subject, inconsequencc,
to harsh treatment by the forces ordered 10
superintend their emigration. we take plea.
sure in imparting, on unquestionable autho-
rity, the following facts:
The whole of the Chcrekees were, on the
3lst uh. collected in four camps-of whom
5000 were around the head quarters of Gem
ernl Scott, and the remainder, about 4D0O. in
three other camps, in addition TO 5000 sent
off to the West in June. They are perfect
ly content TO emigrate as soon as tho cool
season shall return. The General tnkes care
to see them well fed and clothed, furnished
with tents, physicians, medicines, and hospl-
tai stores. The camp is about twelve miles
by four-covered with wood and shade-and
supplied with forty or fifty good springs and
running streams, with the beautiful High
wassce river touching it on one side. The
Indians are cheerful, and confidc unreserv-
edlv in the General, who has succeeded in
making an arrangement with them, by which
they are to conduct the emigration them
selves, the Government furnishing, from time
to time, upon the General acquisitions. out Of
| the purchase money stipulated to be paid
TO the Indians amounting to more than
| $4,000, 0OO-funds for carrying on the re-
moval.
The chiefs and head men are already en-.
gagng Wagons and organizing parties for
the land route. Two regiments only, the
4th Infantry and Sd Artillery, are retained
by the General, rather for protection to the
Indians, than as guard over them. The
militia arc all discharged. No sentinels are
posted over any Of the Indian camps, and
none are wanted. The Indians not only do
not attempt escape. but they could not be
driven away.
| We rejoice in being able to communicate
these facts, which soften so much the rigor
of the decision that doons these Indians to
deportution-and which rebound so much to-
the honor of General Scott.-N. Y. Am.
! From the Worcester (lass.) Republican,.
| Homicide.-A man by the name OF Philip
Edwards was killed in Holden, on Wednes-
day morning, of last week, by one John l..
Davis. .'
! Edwards was neighbor of Davis, and had
occasion in the morning to 60 to the vll-
H., not SPSNh "