Litchfield enquirer., 1839-07-18

COlOn& 7sEHbsn; In Io6king ever the Resisssr Of thsG oxcelont eslahlishment IhS aTlhorO' Holel we perceive the name Of CoonsI TruEnAull of New EIa- doubt bs Ismem6sSsd by masv of o"r r.ader" ,ss this remarkable man, who is now in his eiohtv thisd yesr. was Az to General WeshinglOn. wkie et Cam AEmy-Col. Trumbull on dnty ot DercEesser Haghts when the work. were thrown up in the nieh. that much aSionished the British On he folIoing morning. and led them 70 exclam-" If these foIIoWs can do oil this in night what may we expect thom among ns from time. time, who took "n scsvs Sr Ds1. m the revolutionary stTuggle. We cannot pay them too much respect and hOnOr-EOr in few yeafs they which now connect us with the age of the reyolutiOrr will be severed.-BOstOn JOSrnaI. Every body should read the following paragraph, and remember the caution contained therein:
 All persons, and ladies, especially should be care tuI to avoid stepping from the railroad when they are m motion, however moderate the motion may ap- Pear What seems slOw movement on Q railroad
 IS often as rapid the motion of the quickest stage coach. VerGeity.-We do not know when our pride of per. sonal character was much hurt as last week, when we were asked by subscriber, after our paper had the result of the Virginia elections The reouest he made 60 he said that he might learn the result of the electlons "fOr see that you and the Sentinel make statements as wide apart the east is from the vest and know 1t is the custom of editors to hold out ! false lights to the People," When we forget that truth and falsehood are antpodes-when we lose sight for any man to inquire privately if did nottel lie publicly We are aware that the opinion is prevalent that editors hold out "fase ighs to the People but we claim no kindred with such spirits they are nee brother editors" and we hope the Public will make that discrimination hereafter which the characters of the different newspapers ofthe day demand As well might the Public accuse all professors of Christianity hypocrIsy, because occasionally you come across sanctied hypocrite in the livefy of heaven as all have no regard for the truth-Cad;s (OiioJ ,Orgon.
 PRoEaE3IGOr "'o'tre"arkaO's Coincidence, 'oaich-
 In the lowerbelftey of. the Old State House inPhil adeiPha, hangs a good-sized and sweettoned bell,
 Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land. unto all the inhabitants thereof. Levticus, XIV b. By order ofthe Assembly ofthe Province ofPenn--
 Pass < Stow. Philadelphia. MDCCLln;' Under this be twenty three years after the above prophetic inscription wascast upon it, sat the ever glorious band of patriots, who signed the charter of claim the deed in joyous tones, which were echoed and responded to "ihroughont all the land :" We are not superstitious5ut there is something in the above coincidence which strikes us as worthy of mo- tice To-day the same iron tongue discourses Lib erty" to the sons of those who first heard the glad ti dings sixty three years ago in the same tones. May Jour- Comm.
 In the report of the Overseers for the city of Pore land. Me, it lis stated that three hundred and eighty of the three hundred ninety one persons commif ted to the Aims House during the year were addicted to intoxicating drinks lightweight families have been partially assisted at the public expense, of which seventy four were reduced to poverty by intemper- ance and of the twenty-four persons sent to the House of Correction thens was not one who was not. an habitual or occasional d1unkart!
 BopH REcovaREn-On the 3Oth of October last:. Vim. S. Robinson, of Windham, Greene O., fell from. the steamboat Franklin between Milton 6 this place;. as ske was on herway to Catski. and was drowned. He had been to market dispose of some of the pro-
 ducts ofs farm, and had the proceeds with him, bOt to what amount was not known, Searchwas made
 for his body, but without success and it had Femained in the water until last week.. wien it. was found on the shore onthe vest side of the river; two three miles above Newburgh. lin the pockets were S3l3iR bs in good state of preservation, and . ten cent. piece. The Body was taken to Newburgh and inters red-pokeepsie Tslegrapki A most painful accident occurred at Enst6uTy. 6 few miles from Hartford, the 4lh inst. Duingrho celebration in that village one of the burst. and 50 badly injured two men-Mr. Wm Brown and Mr. Watson Viberts-that they did not survive hro~ the day. We understand both of them left families.
 FOURTH OF JULY AcclDEEr.-A man, who appeared to be either drunk or crazy, threw himself before cannon at Cnnandaigua, at the moment it was touch ed off, His body was blown to atoms and his aeslH and entrails scattered in every direction.
 Patriofism.-The locofoco Common Council of ihe city ot New. York, have appropriated S2O0o to give Martin Van Buren dinner, and have refused the customary appropriation do the by tas ssldrs of the Revoluion. :. The little Dutch demagogue is 8 Democrat, and the Soldiers c ihe RerOluion are Fea eral;sts That is a beauty.-Conxeaui Gazesse. The Louisville Journal says :-" We understand that Dr. Duncan, in crossing the Little Miami in boat, on Monday the 18th ult fell overheard but was soon rescued. The only consequence was. that the
 fishes around were discovered in state of beastly n- toxicatiOn."
 "THE STRIPED Pre'' ouTDoNE-It is said that thirst, has so sharpened the wits of some hard din kers in Mississippi, have enabled them to disco yer way of getting round the gallon law of that state. They purchase one gallon and gill; and then drink the gill, and sell the gallon baek again. A Coon ToAsr-Pass t on.--At small private party, embracing gentlemen of all parties. the conver- sation ran upon the relative speed and safety of steamships, as also to the relative qualifications of Presidential candidates -steam and politics-when the following toast was drank by the way of cnch- CT :-" IRe Great Wes'sn-Hsmry Clay." .,.,,. FATAL DuEI~-The Woodvile affair, Mississippi, in which MT. Leigh was mortally wounded by" MT. Fielding Davis has resulted in another fatal affair, which took place on June 27th, about 10 miles below the town, between MT. Davis and MT. Henry A. Moore, tatter principal of Leigho with rifles at 50 yards, at present Mir. Moore was shot through the body at the frst fire, and died immediately. Mr.. Leigh is sinking from his wound, and, it is thought. will die-N. Y. Star. #ts 4st..s .t