Litchfield enquirer., 1838-07-26

opposed in that State by almost every man of eminent talent, both of the Notification and Union parties Gen. Hayne, Mir. McDuf- fie, Mir. Preston, Mr. Cheves, Gov. Butlers Judge Butler, Dr. Cooper, MT. Player. MT. McCord, &c. among the former; and MT. Legare, Mir. Pettigru, Judge John- son, sc. among the latter. It adds-s MT. Calhoun has indeed carried the Legislature, but it is now plain enough that he has not carried the people; and gentlemen have yet to reap the reward of cOining the whim of their own brains into the will of their consti- tuents.-Lynch6urg Virgint0n. i..
 Terrific Tempest-This place and it's vici- nity was visited on the evening of the 10th inst, by one of the most remarkable thun- der showers that we ever witnessed-remar- kable, not for it's great extent or for the quan- tity of raiR-for in both these respects we have known it exceeded, but for the clouds being, apparently, in the very midst of us, so that the atmosphere seemed filled with the elec- tric fluid, which was playing about amongst us as it is frequently seen to do, in the clouds, at a greater elevation from the earth. It was, indeed, sublime and awful scene, we'll call culated to impress the mind with sense of mans insigni6cance, and of the matchless power of his Creator. The report of the nearest discharges, unlike those at distance, were accompanied by no reverberation or rumbling sound, but were like the discharge from an electric battery,-simply, quick, angry snap, not unlike the discharge of musket, but of more spiteful sound, such as we should suppose musket would make, if charged with percussion powder. This ap- pearance, of course, was confined to those who were near to the place of the discharge, while, to those more distant, the reverbera- tions were apparent One of the heaviest discharges fell upon the dwelling house of Samuel Daniels, opposite the Central Ex-, change, but was so well protected by the house conductors of the new construction, that the fluid was conveyed safely into the earth, without doing any damage to the building or its inmates. The barn ef Will liam w. Patch, about two miles westerly from the village, protected in like manner, also received. unharmed, a heavy discharge. Another discharge, went down the lightning rod of the factory of Wm. B. Fox & Co.,, on Green street. Alarge chesnut tree near the wire factory on Salisbury street was struck and very much rent and shattered. On Plea sant street, buttonwood tree was conside- rably injured by discharge, which, very evidently, ,oent upaOard from the earth to tie, cloud, circumstance, which, as is we'll known to the scientific, is not of uncommon occurrence, but. of which, considerable portion of the community seem not to be aware. In this instance, the splintering of the wood is all in an upward direction, and the splinters that remain attached to the tree, are attached by the upper end and the other indications correspond herewith, leaving no room for doubt as to the fact. This shows us the importance of having lightning con- ductors so constructed, as to receive the dis charge, and convey it off, in either direction, with the same facility y.- Worcester (Nfs.) Spy.
 The Diference.--A gentleman engaged in manufacturing informs us that, two years ago, he purchased six thousand pounds of wool in one lot, at .fiy-eigh cents pound.- This year he finds no difficulty in getting wool ofthe same quality for thirty three cents pound. Twenty five cents a pound, taken from the profits (for it costs as much to raise wool now as then) will make something of difference to every man who keeps sheep. It may perhaps be thought that what is lost by the farmer goes into the pockets of the man. ufacturer But not so. Not a manufactur- CT m the country is doing 90 profitable busi- ness now, as he was when wool was fifty to sixty cents pound. The destruction of the American System, the act next to the de-
 
 son most prided himself, struck a deadly blow at the interest of the Farmer and Man ufacturer, from which they will never com pletely recover.-(Dorer W. H) Herald.
 S'r Lires Lost.-Fxtract of letter, dated Berlin, (Md.) July l5. ls3s.-An awful scene took place on Wednesday last, in Sinepux- ent Bay, Md. opposite Captain John Hud- sons place, which you are well acquainted with. A party of persons, numbering about forty, went to the beach to bathe on the above day, and while returning, John Powell's boat was capsized in about the mid- dle of the channel, which is not more than 60 or 70 yards wide. There were 20 persons in the boat, six of whom were drowned their bodies were found and inferred yester- day. The names of these unfortunate per- sons are Rachel Hudson, Ann Hudson, and Mary Hudson, daughters of Thomas Hudson; Nancy Bowen, and James Hickman and his sister-the latter of the family of Bayley Hickman.
 Accident and DeGth.-A German emigrant was killed at Black Rock yesterday, on board a canal boat, in passing under low bridge. He stopped his head, but unfortu- nately laid it on chest, and it was struck by one of the timbers of the bridge, which knocked off the upper part ot his skull and killed him instantaneously. He was young and single man, and had but recently arriv- ed in this country. We have not learned his Jour.
 Shocking Murder and Suicide.-This morning 17tt4 bout clock, some persons came running into the child Officer Merritt, who was alone in the office, hsstened to the house designated No P Centre street, where he found not the murdered child but the wife the room, quite dead; her head nearly severed from the body and the miserable man, Carter, lying in another place bathed in his own blood his throat cue from ear to ear He was just able to arcuae faint iy. 1T killed her-she bad woman," when he became iisansih,e He was speedily removed to the Hospi-