Litchfield enquirer., 1838-06-21
Majority against the hil

Majority against the hii, lO
 This does not vary from the list published by the Madisonian, except that it admits of neutral in Georgia. and gives the opposition vote in S. Carolina. one in North Carono, and one in Virginia It is confidently stated that Robertson, of Virginia with Granhand and Jackson, of Georgia, will vote against the bill.
 Lightn;ng.-The barn of Cyrus Manvie, Esq of Wa,rrtown on Saturday afternoon last struck by lightning, and with or two small buildings cont guons, set on fire and destroyed. An OK in or near the barn was also killed by tho lightning.
 Rumors having for several days heen current that the yellou ferer had broken in the city of New York, the Mayor and Health Physician have issued an address contradic,ing the report entirely un- founded.
 Heuf.-In New-Yo during the last week the ther- mometer ranged at l2 o'clock M. as follows Sunday June 10. s4-Monday s6-Tuesday si-Wedncsday S6-Thursday s6-Friday s6-Sa'urday S4. Noonis not commonly the hottest part of the day, but from l2 I2to2. At sunset the mercury did not vary much from what it was at noon
 In Litcheld, the mercury was from go 10 S7 on the above named days. In Hartford and Ncw-Haven four or five degrees higher.
 An election for Mayor. tSc of the hitherto lokey city of New-London was held on Monday week, and resulted in the success of the whigs.
 The last Hartford Patriot and Democrat, Van Bu. ren paper, does more than justice to the Wing par " in the Legislature in the annexedremarks:
 Render unto Cesar" &c.-"We have noticed that the Loco Foco papers in this State claiming and endeavoring to make the people believe. that the proposed amendments of the Constitution, giving the election of Judges of Probate and Justices of tho Peace to the People, which adopted by the late Legislature originated with the friends of that party, and that to them alone belongs all the credit. With what justice this claim of the Locos is made the fol- lowing facts. which the people should remember, will show.
 The latter of these propositions the paternity of which the Locos claim, introduced into the House of Representatives last year by Whig mem- Der from New Haven. the Hon. William W. Bnard ,Snnn, and advocated in an able speech But how was this decidedly popular and Democratic measure treated at that time, when the Locos had an over .whelming majority in both branches of the Legsla- lure Why, it was secuted by almost every Loco Foco in the House, and when the vote was taken 1t was rejected by vote of 82 yeas to ll5 nays. The other proposition, alluded 10 above originated with Whig member of the late Legislature and was advo- gated and carried through almost entirely by the Whigs-ths LOcOs giving no evidence that they ap- proved it. rJh
 "We wish to refresh the minds of the people on this subject at this tme not for the purpose of surng or spplnuding any party, but merely to have inc facts Tn the case kept in remembrance, and to counteract the designing and dishonest attempts of certain Loco FOco presses place their party in false position before the people, by assuming to them selves degree of merit to which their principles and acts do not entitle them." e4T
 A white man by the name of Francis McKeamey was killed in the streets of Philadelphia. Saturday evening last, by black fellow named Jim Williams The murder was effected by stabbing, with knife in the left side of the abdomen. very great xcite ment arose among the people, in consequence of this transaction which came nigh resulting in . serious mob Several hundred people assembled and an attack was made upon a house occupied by few defence less blacks, but the Mayor by his energetic eonduct assisted by wen organized and numerous police. succeeded in preventing any serious outrages-ater arestng and permitting some of the nngieaders.- HargOTd Pal. .ii-'