Litchfield enquirer., 1838-07-12
DEATH OF MISS MIssoI2I.

young lady. She was the sister of the cele' brated actress, Miss Clifton, and daughter of an abandoned woman named Miller, to whose treatment and that of her brother, her un- timely death is attributed. A few months since, being only fifteen years old, she was brought upon the stage under the tuition ot Thomas s. Hamblin. Her first appearance was at the National Theatre, New York, in the character of Alice Darvill, in play dra- matized from Bulwer's Ernest Maltravers, by her sister, Mrs. Hamblin. Her success was most triumphant. Her youth, extraordi- nary beauty, and her conception and deline- ation of character, attracted universal ap- plause. She subsequently performed at Bos- ton, with the same success, and gave promise of becoming one of the most distinguished actresses in the annals of the stage.
 The prospect of this brilliant career ex- cited the cupidity of her relatives, who made every attempt to induce her to abandon the protection of Mir. Hamblin. It also appear ed in evidence given before the coroner's jury, that her sister, Josephine Clifton, jea- lous of her increasing reputation, joined in the nefarious schemes of her mother and brother, and used every effort to force her to quit the stage. Miss Missouri, however, refused to accede to their wishes, and at length became harrassed to such degree by the ill treatment and persuasions of her relatives, that she was compelled to leave her home. She appealed to the Recorder for legal protection and was taken from her mother by a writ of habsos corpus. Under the legal advice of Charle les O'Connor, Esq, and at her own earnest request she was placed under the guard dianship ot Justice Bloodgood, and the letters of guardianship legally drawn out and sis med. The perse- cutions of her mother and her mothers infa- nous associates, followed her to her board. ing house, and threatened her with such vio- lence as made the proprietor of the house refuse her an asylum there. She fled for protection to the roof of MT. Hamblin, and was received with the utmost kindness by him and his wife.
 Not satisfied with numberless prosecutions, with which they had followed the poor girl, her mother and relatives caused some vil- lainous stories to be published concerning her in the Polyanahos, a paper which appears to have been gotten up for that especial pur- pose, under the management of George Washington Di1on. TheseE had been kept from her until after her arrival at MT. Ham, blin's here they fell into her hauds, and the perusal of them drove her into fit of hyste. rics, which ended in madnesf and death. 5
 Thus have the machinations of an avari- cious brother, an envious sister. and an aban- doned mother, been the means of destroying an innocent and lovely giH-driven to an agony, beyond human endurance, by those who should have been her Friends and pro- tectors. It is most horrid tale.
 A coroner's jury was convened, and rem dered the following verdict-their unani- nous opinion:
 "That the deceased, Miss Missouri. came to her death by inflammation of the brain caused by great mental e3citement, induced jointly Jy the violeM conducdof her mother and the publication of an abusire krticle in the Poiy ayuhos." Providence Jour.
 9he Flood at Hollydaysburg.-About B miles of the canal from Hollydaysburg is rendered useless or wholly destroyed. The tow path in many places sIswept away, and the canal completely filled up. A number of boats with their cargoes were destroyed or greatly injured. In some places they were crushed, and in others driven from the canal and lodged in the fields. A large DOT. ton of the town was inundated, and mum. Der of buildings swept away.
 In Frankst0wn, about three miles east ot Hollydaysburg, the water rose to the second stories of the houses, causing great damage to the stores, sc. The expense of repairing the public works, is estimated at four hun dyed thousand dollars.
 The Rail Road is washed away in some places entirely down to the original soil, the stone blocks hanging to the rail in othel places the earth and stone arc washed fron around the blocks. There are four breaches in the canal between this and Franklin, ant it will take some weeks to place it in orde for business again. The turnpike bridges are carried away, and from all parts of thu country, on the branches of the Juniata, w hear of sawmills swept off, crops destroyed fences carried away, and gardens demolish ed.-N. Y. Express.
 Mississippi.-According to the official re turns, the Whig candidates received votes a follows MT. Prentiss l2,722, and MT. Wort 12,O77 and the Locos, Mir. Claiborne 1l,776 and MT. Davis II ,346--Prentiss over Clai borne, 946, and Word over do. 3O1.
 Three honest, strapping boys from thu Green Mountains came dOion upon us, yes terday. They said they 'come for to SCI us print We are noted for our civility and told them to inquire for the Devil, wh' who would show them all. One of then turned black m the lace put lnITo HaPpen ed to know something about the perform ance, and quietcd their fears, by telling then not to be l" skeard" They were accordingly ushered into the region of types, which the! perambulated, expressing the most perfec astonishment. "I wanter know if these 'er is what you make the noos papers with l? said one, drawing his arm across his face and in a tone of confident thunder. "Ye ea ;d xx,o xn,s4k hovu Of the 1ltnnncf TIT banity. [Here a Sardonic grin. curled ou casting his eyes on column of original pc litics, which we had that morning distille from our precious brain. They are type: Sir. "Types! thought types was ther are leetle things them are little hunks ( fern, aint they" yes-but these are SC up for an impression. twill they stick ia he nnA af that moment laid hold of th