Litchfield enquirer., 1838-02-08

disturbances appear to be pretty much at an end, though there are few scattering bands Of RaGriOis still lowering about, both in the neiehbOFhOod of De- trOit and around Buffalo. The American militia call ed out for the preservation of neutrality, are nearly all diSbanded, and comparative peace and Quietness reign again. ..- Gamalal Fl. BarstOw was on Monday last chosen Treasurer of the State of NewYork, and Orville l.. HOey Surveyor General by the joint vote of the two Houses of the Legislature. The vote for the former office was-fOr Barstow 95. Abm Keyser A, scatter ing 3. For the latter-Holley 94, Wm. Campbell 42 They hold their offices for three years-both ,vhigs
 Rebecca WoodhOuse rs. Moses For6es and o,hers- This was an action brought before the Superior Court at Hartford at its January to recover dam ages for an injury which the plaintiff sustained on the 18th of January 1896, by the upsetng of stage in the 1 town of West Stockbrdge, in Massachusetts, of which the defendants are propnetors. The stage was heavily laden with nine inside passengers and four outside, including the driver. and large quantity of baggage, some part of which was on ihe top of the coach It appeared that the stage was driven rapid ly into the village from the south, and turned round shortly by the driver with view to present the door of the coach to the public house, when it was over turned and dashed with great violence on the ground by which the plaintiff sustained severe confusion the head and had her left hand very cruelty aeer ated that occasoned her many months of intense sui ferng. and at one time put her in imminent peril Her hand is now and ever will be useless. It was proved that the plaintiff, who belongs to Wehersfeld
 in this state is by trade very skifu taioress and e. joys large share of the confidence and affections of ] Il. | L
 dered the case peculiarly aggravatng is, she is left handed, and is now totally disenabled from pursuing her usual occupation. It proved by the defend that the driver (who is son of Mr. Forbes) sus- tains good character, and had ever conducted with propriety before the accident occurred. The case argued by Ellsworth and T. Smith of Litchfeid, for the plaintiff, and by Hungerford and Chapman for the defendants. Chiet Justice Williams gave an unu. sualy able and interesting charge. He told the jury that inasmuch the defendants had employed dri. yer of good character, they ought to give punitive or vndlctive damages but just compensation for the actual injury which the plaintiff had sustained. The
 jury reurneda verdict for $ls75 damages and costs of l suit, which though the amount may seem lafge) the plaintiff would cheerully foreeo for the restoration of her hand. It is believed that few such verdcts will induce very saluary caution in.the management of | our public conveyances.-Com.
 CONGRESS-We have this week. in the absence of much news from elsewhere, devoted an unusual portion of our paper to the proceedings of Congress- and the discussions consequent upon two or three im portant questions. It will be seen, by reference to preceding columns, that the sitting members from Mississippi Messrs. Gholson and Claiborne, (V B. have been displaced from their seats, notwithstanding the decision at the session but from subsequent information, are inclined to believe that the whig members, elected in November, Messrs. Prentiss and Word, will not be permitted to take the seats thus made vacant, but that the whole matter will be re- ferred back to the people of Mississippi As she has only two Representatives in Congress she will thus be deprived of vote until new election can be had. which cannot probably be before the middle of March We annex the yeas and nays upon the question for vacating the seats of Claiborne and Gholson - 1 Yeas-Messrs Adams, Alexander, Heman Allen, Briggs William Carter, Chambers. Cheaiham ChiIds, Clowney, Coffin, Carwin Cranston, Crockett Curtis, Gushing, Darlington, Dawson, Davies, Debeny, Den; Fletcher Fillmore, Rice Garland, Goode, James Ora ham, William Graham, Grantand, Graves, l;rennell. Griffin, Hall, Hals!ead. Harlan, Harper, Hastings, G:osss Gws: W WNe"E Eotp. %f% Robt msGd M 9ss a. h s Henry Johnson, ". c. Johnson. Lawlcr, Lewis Lin. sam;Sn % Mason, Maury, SI Maxwell, Mckay, McKen- Morrs, Cavalry Morris NayIcr Moves, osle, Patier. den, Randolph. Reed, Renchsr. Richardson, Rdgway, way Robertson. RuTsey. Russell. Sawyer, Augustine H. Sheppard. Cesrlss Sheppard, Shields sb!sy s!ade. ThSmpson, Tillinghust, ,Tcand, Underwood, Albert liap,: sterrod Williams, Joseph L. Williams, Wise,
 Nays~Messrs. Anderson, Andrews. A.ber.on, Beatty. Berne, Bicknell, Birdsal. Boon. Boudin, Brodhead, Bronson, Bruyn, Buchanan, Bynum, Cam. hreeng. John Campbell, T: ! Carter, Casey, Clancy. Chapmsn, CiIley, Clark; Cleveland, Coles, Conncr, Duncan Edwards Faringtons, Fairfield, Isaac Grant, Cray, Haley, Hammond, HarisOn Hawkins. Haynes, Holsey, Hoh, Howard Hubley. William H. Johnson, N. Jones, John W. Jones, Kembie, Kingen. smith. LegaIe. Leadbetter Logan, Loomis, Martin, Robert Mcclellan, Abraham Mcclellan, Mcclure, McK5m; Miller Montgomery; Moore. Morgan, Sam Palmer. Parker, Parmenter, Paynter, Pennybacker, Y. Rves, Shefer. Sheplor, Smith. Snyder, Spencer,
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 The following is the resolution as passed:
 "That the resolution of the d October last. decar ing that Samuel J. Gholson and John F Fl Ciaborne were duly elected members o the 25th Congress, be Sei J Cholson arc "Ot duly elected members of the 18th Congress" .+a
 ALARMING FACT!
 And two three" have been promised that they will play double game, go to ths {conservative) Con-