Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-05-02
OFFICIAL RETURNS.

ne H0rtl0Fo COurant gives the official statement OF
returns were received from Wallingford, in New a.
ven county, and Sherman, Fairfield county and of
course they are no. included The reports from said
lingford- Ellsworth i7s, Niles 2eS, Phelps III sher
man-Ellsworth IS, Niles 81. five add these to the
official, the aggregate vote will be-for Ellsworth,
s ?yi Nile Niles NJ. o7 Phelps 1885, Ellswor'hs
T. Gouernor.-Hawley's majority over Stewart,
Secretary Humans majority, 1921.
Treasurer .-Maiorty for Rider over Brown, 1859.
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Senator'S The votes for Senators have been Off
cialy canvassed. Sixof the Loco Foco Senators are
votes for Walngford and Sherman, had been return.
ed, and those OF two other towns in the Waingford
district made out according to law. Mr.. Elliot, Loco,
chosen in Mddlesex County, by FIVE votes over Mr..
Members Of COngress-The official votes for mem.
hers Of Congress. gives Mr.. Trumbull plurality Of
lo7s; M; siorrs, 1854; Mr.; Williams. SO; Mr. Os-
total, s64s. No returns from WaHingford and sher.
man.-Nep-H cyen Herald. .r
Melancholy Charlottesville our last, we stated tina.
son Of Mrs. Ellen Campbell was scalded to death,
in New-York. last Sunday. by inhaing steam from
the nose of tsa-kettle. Remarkable as the coinci.
dence may be. an accident precisely similar occurred
in this city on the day previous. child of Mr.. Hell
lesen, No Sc, Common street, named Charles Angus
us Hellesen aged four years. entered the kitchen on
Saturday evening, where tea-kettIe was standing
the stove, applied his mouth hastily to the spout,
and inhaled the boiling steam, which threw him into
convulsons, and caused his death after twen,yseven
hours Of excruciating agony. These painful cases
should be an additional warning to those who have the
care Of children.-Boston CentineI.
red hot. double twisted, loco foco editor at the
West apologies for not giving his neghbers credit for
such articles as he extracts by saying that he 10 op
posed to the credit system teetotally."
A nesO scay to get Married-A lady being engaged
in theological dispute with gentleman, convinced
him she right still he unwilling to acknow.
edge himself vanquished, and proposed to wager. if
she would allow him TO name the conditions. To this
the lady assented. Them said The gentleman, II
will wager myself against you" The lady seeing no
method Of escape. consented that clergyman in the
them in the chains Of Hymen. Query, WHO Won The
sroger?
The Cashier Of the birmingham Bank. Mass. has
offered reward of fifty dollars for the apprehension
of Jubal Harrington, late Postmaster at Worcester.
who lately absconded from that place. leaving behind
him forged paper, on which he had obtained money,
particularly note oftwo hundred and fifty dollars. on
which he had forged the name Of Adam Harrington.
and which had been discounted at the birmingham
Bank. tta liz e4s~t -Al8
MIcmsAN-The Senate Of Michigan have resolv.
ed by vote Of nine to ak to remove the seat Of Co
vernment from Detroit to MarshaIl, in Calhoun
county. House refused TO concur.l $3.50 "
DEATH OF GEN. THToS--The Logansport Herald
Of the 9th inst, mentions the death Of Gen. John Tip
ton, late Senator Of the United Sta les from the State
Of Indiana Al the moment Of apparent good health.
he was attacked, on the night Of the 4h Instant with
what was called an apOplexy Of the lungs. Of which
he expired on the afternoon Of the day following
Gen. Upton was native OfTsnDessee. aged about
S. and had during his life rendered valuable service
in different public stations.