Litchfield enquirer., 1838-09-06
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A SHGsher.-Among al the thunder storms which
have happened this season, we have heard of none
quite equal to one that passed over the town OF Rus
STA, New York, on the 9Th instant, as described in
letter to gentleman in This city. 1t came up sud,
with tremendous violence, making thorough work as
went Several houses, and great number OF barns
and other buildings were unroofed, furniture carried
off, hay scattered like much smoke; crops, fruit
trees, &c carried away, and fences Frustrated in
every direction. A school house was carried off bo-
Oily, not particle of the building being left on the
spot where it stoodthe stove was set down nearly
half mile distant. A pleasure wagon standing in
the road, was taken and torn in piecesthe box has
since been heardof Several acres of timber were
blown fat not tree being left standing in the track
of the tempest for some distance. The roof of one
building was carried nearly four miles! Sheep, hogs.
poultry, &C. were killed in great numbers but tortu-
inhabitants were obliged to take shelter in their eel
lars.-Haryord Courier.
A Vqgnant Wag AS we were emerging from the
prison. representative from those conclaves OF mis-
creancy in which CRIME is concocted accumulatlons
of humanity which ferment and reek like compost, in
oil large cities was pointed Out, leasurely engaged in
handled hammer. He was q BIT OF wag, we were
informed, whose wit had often stood him in good
stead. He had been repeatedly before the city au-
missed well for the future but although he always
kept his countenance, he never kept his word. On
one occasion, he was just about to be sentenced with
with the most imperturable sang froid, having sud-
denly harpooned good idea, he pulled from capa:
cious pocket Of hs tattered coat Loaf OF Bread and
half OF dried cod fish, and holding them up, with tr
umphant look ndgeeture, to the magistrate, exclam
| ed: You don't ketch him that way! I'm no wa
grant. Ant them visible means O. support, should
| like to know 2" The argument was a non seqt,tur
FashiOn--The world is ruled by fashion-and a
mos, tyranncal mistress she is-compelng people to
submit to the most inconvenient things imaginable
for fashions sake. She pinches our feet with tight
Shoes or chokes with tight cravat, or squeezes
the breath out Of our body by tight lacing. She
makes people sit up by the night when they ought to
be in bed, and keeps them in bed in the morning,
when they ought to be up and doing. She makes 1t
vulgar to wait upon ones self, and genteel to live
idle and useless. She makes people visit when they
would rather stay at home, eat when they are not
hungry, and drink when they not thirsty. She is
despot of the highest grade, full Of intrigue and cum
ming and yet husbands wives, fathers mothers, sons
and daughters voluntarily have become her obedient
servants and slaves, and vie with another to
who shall be the most obsequious. PIG
Female Obstinacy.-Let woman maintain against
the husband any opinion even if she advances moth
her. for he thinks tie her up by train Of reason
ine, or a thread Of discourse, it is like trying to lift
ball OF yarn off the ground by the end of the thread;
the more he pulls the yarn he winds off, till all
is gone, but the ball still clings to the ground.
Singular Marricge.-A widower at Campden, who
was not very young, became smitten with young
and beautiful girl, and n1crred her. short time af-
ter the son of this by former wife, became also
in love, not with younger person, but with the mo-
:her Of the fathers new wife, widow stu IN the
bloom of life He offered himself and soon the young
man and widow were united in the bands OF matrl-
mony, 80 that in consequence Of these two coilnec-
tons father becomes a son-n-law Of his own son,
and wife not only the daughter-nlaw of her own
son-inlaw, but still more, the mothern.law Of her
own mother. who is herself the daughter-in-awofh her
own daughter while the husband of the latter is the
father-in-aw of his own father Singular confusions
may arise if children should spring from these pecu-
liar marriages. ..e.
Distressing Rail Road Accident.-As this mornings
train Of cars from Stonington were approaching the
village of Greenwich, r. l., a deaf and dumb man
CHANGED unfortunately TO be crossing the rail road at
the very moment the rushed by. Of course nei-
Their the bell attached the engine, the shrill
sound of the steam whistle, both of which had given
their timely warning when the train was nearing the
crossroads could notify him Of his danger. Walking
deliberately up to the locomotve-a blow from pro-
ecting part of the framework elled him the ground,
and severely injured the poor creature by break
ing his and dreadfuly fracturng his skull, that
when the cars left him with his friends it evident
he could not survive but few moments. We learn
that not the slightest blame can be attached the
H. A hoSSl .vhir
found shivered to atoms in the pocket of the dying
mute, accounts for the stupefacton under which his
other subsequently, SO acute and viglan: in per-
sons deprived Of their hearing, must have been labor
ing to have allowed him thus walk into destruction
itself-Bost. Zoe. Jour. .. .. .......
Fire in Bangor, Maine-There was destructive
fire here Sunday, Aug 10. 1t took Wall street,
in building occupied by Nathaniel johnson, copper
smith, and Henry Can, tin-pate worker. The build
ings adjoining. were all in flames, and FIVE Of them
on Wall street were destroyed In the rear Of these
buildings is block Of brick Stores (he upper stories
occupied as dwellings) which front Main street.
The flames extended to the roofs Of these and so diff
icult was it to bring the engines to play upon the
roofs that three Of these tcnements We're destroyed
before the flames could be got under.-=N. Y. EEp.
Governor Branch.-The Fredericksburg Arena,
says Gov. Branch. having sustained an gnominious
defeat in North Carolina, has gone to Florida, to try
his luck there-being candidate for the Convention
called to frame Constitution for that Territory. pre-
paratory to its admission into the Union. II is good
70 have two strings to ones bow.-N Y. Courier. :,
The Mount Holly Herald, Loco Foco paper, asks
"who is Nicholas Biddle r. Why, stranger, he is
man pronounced Bankrupt by the Government, and
yet in the kndest manner supplying that Government
with means to ward ofils own Bankruptcy-Noah
"A Hacklsbavyy abOUs Lito4fs'd A whortleber-
~, measuring two inches and one-eghth in circum-
erance has been presented to the editor Of the Toga