Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-12-27

Fire and Loss Of Lices,--The old building, owned
BY Thomas Holden. the corner fCiroye and South
ack street,. was discovered on fire few minutes al
ter O'Clock, Yesterday afternoon in The room on de
ground HOcr. occnpied hy Mrs. Gray colored wo-
man |; Mary Irvine, white; Sally Kimball, white /;
and an Irish woman, name unknown. The room was
used for picking ouknm. Mary Irvine was taken OUT
burnt to death Mrs. Gray died this morrng about
o'clock Sally knhal i; well and about her business;
the Irish woman was taken to the Hospital, and is
considerably burt. We understand that they were
al! in a state ofnoxicaIioM. The fire vas caused by
a candle coming in contact with oakum. t'i-A
Boston Transcript
Melancholy S9it1de.-At about two o'clock on
Thursday morning last, young man by the mime Of
George Sturges, committed suicide at the residence
of his father, in this village by shooting himself with
pistol He had retired bed, as was surpassed, at
about 10 o'clock the evening previous, when no
change was discovered in bis conduct. His parents,
when awakened by the report Of the pistol repaired
Immediately to his room, and found him lying on the
he'd cord Of his bed, uhe bed having been remOved,l
dressed fhe had not retired at all lie died almost
Immediately. He was &c years Of age, Of good char
and habits but had been long subec: to habtu-
al melancholy and great depression Of spirits, with
casional turns Of derangement.-Po'k Eogls.
Distressing Occurrence.-We are panied to state
that Mr. Rowland r. Minturn, of the firm Of R. R.
Minturn g. CO.. Anctioneers Of this city, leaped last
night from the fourth story window Of his residence in
Washington Square, in a state Of mental derange-
ment and that he was so severely injured by the fall
that he expired two hours afterwards. Some days
since we are told that violent attack ON his charac
ter was made by one Of those pestiferous little prints
which have of late sprang up in this city, and which
are ha wked about the streets This affected him
as TO produce Illness and eventually insanity, during
paroxism of which he committed the above fatal act
- $50. N. Y. Courier.
+ ....,. MARRIED,
On the 9th November, Mas Abraham Van BIZ
rem eldest son Of The President Of t United States.
Of Mr.. Richard Singleton, at her fathers house, in
Sumpter District, South Carolina.
DIED,
In this villnge on the Goth inst John Edward, aged
IA years, son IL Mr.. Lodowick Pendleton
In this town, on the 25ih inst. Mr. William Marsh,
aged 90 years, son of Mai David Marsh.
In Goshen, on the 10Th inst Miss Flora HolbNok,
aged 81 years, daughter Of Mr.. Sylvanus Holhrook.
In Goshen. on the 18th inst, Mr. Jonathan Thomp-
son, aged 90 years. D.. l,-....-r. -. 70 80
In Bennington, w. in the s5,h year Of his age, the
Hon. ISAAC TIcHENoR. an officer Of the revolution,
Judge Of the Supreme Court and for many years Co
vernon Of the state Of Vermont. He was also twice
elected TO the U. s. Senate, his last term closing in
the year 1881 since which time he has lived in re-
tirement :i'>!A '"
In Bloomfield, Oliver Thrall Esq, aged II. h1
In Chatham, Mrs. Mary White, aged 80. t.n.. aa
In Danbury, Mr. Harris Anderson, aged % wears
Miss Martha Benedict. aged II years.